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Ivahew [28]
3 years ago
14

Soybean meal is 14% protein; cornmeal is 7% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 280lb mixt

ure that is 8% protein?
How many pounds of the cornmeal should be in mixture?
How many pounds of the soybean meal should be in mixture? 50 POINTS!!!!
Mathematics
1 answer:
TiliK225 [7]3 years ago
7 0
0.14x + 0.07(280-x) = 0.08*280

0.14x + 19.6-0.07x = 22.4

0.07x + 19.6 = 22.4

0.07x = 2.8
x = 2.8 / 0.07 = 40
 x = 40 pounds of Soybean
280 -40 = 240 of cornmeal



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