Problema Solution

Find how many quarts of 4% butterfat milk and 1% butterfat milk should be mixed to yield 30 quarts of 2% butterfat milk

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' represent the amount of 4% butterfat milk added into '30-x' 1% butterfat milk


we solve for this equation:

0.02(30) = 0.04x + 0.01(30-x)

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solve for the amount of 4% butterfat milk

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x=10


30-10=20


10 gallons of 4% butterfat milk should be added to 20 gallons of 1% butterfat milk