Question

Please explain your strategy for calculating the percent concentration of mini chocolate chips in Container 3 when 1 scoop of a 75% mixture of mini chips is combined with 2 scoops of a 40% mixture of mini chips.

Answer 1

To calculate the percent concentration of mini chocolate chips in Container 3, we combine the 75% mixture with the 40% mixture. The resulting total amount is divided by the number of mixtures to obtain the percent concentration.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the percent concentration of mini chocolate chips in Container 3, we need to combine the 75% mixture with the 40% mixture. Let's assume we have 1 scoop of the 75% mixture and 2 scoops of the 40% mixture:

Total amount of mini chips = (1 scoop x 75%) + (2 scoops x 40%) = 75% + 80% = 155%

Since the total amount exceeds 100%, we need to adjust it to a percentage concentration. We can do this by dividing the total amount by the number of mixtures:

Percent concentration of mini chips in Container 3 = 155% / 3 = 51.67%