Problema Solution

How much ground beef with 24% fat should be mixed with 8 lbs of ground beef that is 6% fat to make a mixture that is 9.6% fat.

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Let 'x' represent amount of 24% fat ground beef in lbs, x>=0.

0.24x + 0.06*8 = 0.096*(x + 8)

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x = 2 lbs

2 lbs of ground beef that has 24% fat should be used in the mixture.