SOLUTION: One type of chocolate mixture contains 30% of nuts, by mass. A second type of chocolate mixture contains 20% of nuts, by mass. What mass of each type of chocolate mixture needs to

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Question 994283: One type of chocolate mixture contains 30% of nuts, by mass. A second type of chocolate mixture contains 20% of nuts, by mass. What mass of each type of chocolate mixture needs to be mixed to make a 500-g chocolate mixture that will have 24% nuts, by mass?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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y, mass to use of the 30% mixture
500-y, mass to use of the 20% nuts mixture

Want mixture result to be 24%.
%28%28500-y%29%2A20%2B30%2Ay%29%2F500=24


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