SOLUTION: Soybean meal is 12% protein; cornmeal is 6% protein. How many pounds of each
should be mixed together in order to get a 240-lb mixture that is 10% protein?
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Question 417942: Soybean meal is 12% protein; cornmeal is 6% protein. How many pounds of each
should be mixed together in order to get a 240-lb mixture that is 10% protein?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! percent ---------quantity
Soyabean12----------------x
Corn 6 ----------240-x
Total 10.00% ----------240
12x+6(240-x)=10 *240
