SOLUTION: Sally dumped 13 lbs of a bag of apples with 59% red apples, into a bag of 7 lbs which contained 49% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?

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Question 1038340: Sally dumped 13 lbs of a bag of apples with 59% red apples, into a bag of 7 lbs which contained 49% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the average ratio of apples to pounds for 1 apple? Or for 1 pound?

Ignoring that,
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