SOLUTION: Ziggy’s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain lowfat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of n

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Question 174313: Ziggy’s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain lowfat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of no-fat yogurt should be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of low-fat yogurt?

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let x be the number of pounds of regular yogurt and y the number of pounds of no fat yogurt....y=60-x
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.03(x)+0(60-x)=.01(60)
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.03x=.6
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highlight%28x=20%29pounds of regular yogurt
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highlight%28y=60-x=60-20=40%29pounds of non fat yogurt