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Find how many quarts of 6% butterfat milk and
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Find how many quarts of 6% butterfat milk and 3% butterfat milk should be mixed to yield 45 quarts of 4% butterfat milk? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = quarts of 6% milk needed
Let = quarts of 3% milk needed
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
Multiply both sids of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
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15 quarts of 6% milk are needed
30 quarts of 3% milk are needed
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
