SOLUTION: Tom dumped 10 pounds of a bag of apples with 36% red apples into a bag of 6 pounds which contained 47% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?

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Question 996871: Tom dumped 10 pounds of a bag of apples with 36% red apples into a bag of 6 pounds which contained 47% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 pounds of 36%;
6 pounds of 47%;
Find percent of mixture.


%28poundsOfRed%29%2F%28amountOfMixturePounds%29?
Multiply by 100.


%2810%2A36%2B6%2A47%29%2F%2810%2B6%29