Question

Brand A granola is 25​% nuts and dried fruit and brand B granola is 20​% nuts and dried fruit. How much of sweet item A and sweet item B should be mixed to form a 20-lb batch of sweets that is 23​% nuts and dried​ fruit?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

amount of brand A needed --- x lb
amount of brand B needed ---- 20-x lb

.25x + .2(20-x) = .23(20)
.25x + 4 - .2x = 4.6
.05x = .6
x = 12

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