Question 1167436
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Both mixes are a combination of peanuts and almonds. The first mixture is 40% almonds and the second is 25% almonds. How much of each mixture should Shirley combine to make 6 kg of a mixture of 33% almonds?
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L=25  %almonds
T=33  %
H=40  %
M=6  kg of mixture
v, unknown amount of the 40%
M-v, unknown amount of the 25%


{{{Hv+L(M-v)=TM}}}
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{{{Hv+LM-Lv=TM}}}
{{{(H-L)v=TM-LM}}}
{{{highlight(v-M((T-L)/(H-L)))}}}

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