SOLUTION: Cream is approximately 22% butterfat. How many gallons of cream must be mixed with milk testing at 2% butterfat to get 20 gallons of milk containing 4% butterfat?
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Question 560444: Cream is approximately 22% butterfat. How many gallons of cream must be mixed with milk testing at 2% butterfat to get 20 gallons of milk containing 4% butterfat? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = gallons of cream needed
Let = gallons of milk needed
given: = gallons of butterfat in cream used = gallons of butterfat in milk used
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
2 gallons of cream must be used
check answer:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
