SOLUTION: Milk that has 4% butterfat is mixed with milk that has 2% butterfat. If the ratio of the amount of 4% milk to the amount of 2% milk is 5: 8, what is the percent of butterfat obtain

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Question 1174234: Milk that has 4% butterfat is mixed with milk that has 2% butterfat. If the ratio of the amount of 4% milk to the amount of 2% milk is 5: 8, what is the percent of butterfat obtained in the mixture? Express your answer as a mixed number.

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It is  %280.04%2A5+%2B+0.02%2A8%29%2F%285%2B8%29 = 0.36%2F13 = 36%2F1300 = 9%2F325.      ANSWER

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