SOLUTION: Candy company needs to mix a 20% fat content chocolate with a 15% fat content chocolate to obtain 50 Kilograms of a 16% fat content chocolate. How much of the 20% and 15% chocolate

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Question 354613: Candy company needs to mix a 20% fat content chocolate with a 15% fat content chocolate to obtain 50 Kilograms of a 16% fat content chocolate. How much of the 20% and 15% chocolate blends must be used?
(hint: let x represent the amount of 20% chocolate)

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(x)(20%) + (50 - x)(15%) = (50)(16%)