SOLUTION: Juan wants to make a trail mix that contains 40% pecans. He has a bag of trail mix that has only 25% pecans at home and another bag that contains only pecans. How much of each shou
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Question 862888: Juan wants to make a trail mix that contains 40% pecans. He has a bag of trail mix that has only 25% pecans at home and another bag that contains only pecans. How much of each should he mix together to make a 16-oz bag of trail mix that contains 40% pecans? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = ounces of 25% pecan mix needed
Let = ounces from bag of only pecans needed = ounces of pecans in the 25% mix
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12.8 ounces of 25% pecan mix are needed
3.2 ounces from bag of only pecans are needed
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