SOLUTION: A chef has containers of heavy cream that are 40% butterfat and light cream that are 20% butterfat. How much heavy cream must be added to a 1000 ml container of light cream to prod
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Question 329189: A chef has containers of heavy cream that are 40% butterfat and light cream that are 20% butterfat. How much heavy cream must be added to a 1000 ml container of light cream to produce a mixture that is 36% butterfat? Briefly explain your answer. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = ml of heavy cream that needs to b added
given:
Butterfat in heavy cream = ml
Amount of 20% light cream = ml
Butterfat in ml of light cream= ml
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In words:
(total ml of butterfat I end up with)/(total ml of mixture) = .36
4000 ml or 4 liters of heavy cream must be added
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