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Posted by Connie on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 3:45am.

Soybean meal is 18% protein: corn meal is 9% proten. How many pounds of each sould be mixed together in order to get 360-pounds of mixture that is 14% protein? Soybean meal_______, Corn meal_______.

algebra - Reiny, Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 7:48am
amount of soybeans --- x
amount of corn meal --- 360-x

solve
.18x + .09(360-x) = .14(360)

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