Milk and cream are mixed together for a recipe. The total volume of the mixture is 1 cup. If the milk contains 2% fat, the cream

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Milk and cream are mixed together for a recipe. The total volume of the mixture is 1 cup. If the milk contains 2% fat, the cream

contains 18% fat, and the mixture contains 6% fat, how much cream is in the mixture? StartFraction 1 Over 5 EndFraction cup. cup StartFraction 1 Over 4 EndFraction cup. cup StartFraction 3 Over 4 EndFraction cup. cup StartFraction 4 Over 5 EndFraction cup. cup

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2 answers:

inessss [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-04T21:24:01+03:00

Answer: 1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the volume of mixture (6%fat) in cup is 100cc

x cc be the volume of cream (18% fat) in the mixture.

∴

(100−x) cc be the volume of milk (2% fat) in the mixture.

x * 0.18+(100−x) * 0.02=100

⋅0.06 or 0.18x − 0.02x = 6−2 or 0.16x

= 4 or x=25 cc = 25%

nydimaria [60] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-04T23:02:10+03:00

nydimaria [60]2 years ago

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Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation: just did it