SOLUTION: A candy distributor needs to mix a 20% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 100 kilograms of a 20% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kin

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Question 1016979: A candy distributor needs to mix a 20% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 100 kilograms of a 20% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use?
Answer by justasking(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.2*x + 0.6*(100-x) = 0.2*100
0.2x + (60 - 0.6x) = 20
60 + 0.2x = 20 + 0.6x
40 = 0.4x
4x = 400
x = 100
You use 100kg of the 20% fat content chocolate, and none of the 60% fat content chocolate.