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an 8oz smoothie is made up of 50% strawberries and 50% yogurt. How many ounces of strawberries should be added to make a smoothie that is 60% strawberries

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let


s = oz of strawberries that we need o add


an 8 oz smoothie is made up of 50% strawberries and 50% yogurt thus the smoothie is 50% strawberries


we need to add s oz of strawberries to the 50% smoothie to get a 60% smoothie that is


0.5*8 + 1*s = 0.60(8 + s)


by solving we find


s = 2 oz


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2 ounces of strawberries should be added.