Question 892396
how many pounds of chocolate chips must be added to 12 pounds of cookie dough in order to make chocolate cookies which contain 25% chocolate?
:
Let x = amt of chocolate required to do this
:
x = .25(12+x)
x = 3 + .25x
x - .25x = 3
.75x = 3
x =3/.75
x = 4 lb of chocolate required