Question

A dairy farmer wants to mix 35% protein supplement in a standard 10% protein ration to make 1300 pounds of high grades 25% protein ration how many pounds of each should he use

Answer 1

Therefore, you need 2600 pounds of 35% supplement and 1300 - 2600 = -1300 pounds of 10% ration.

Explanation:

The unknown variable is x, which is the amount of 35% supplement needed. The other expressions are derived from the given information and the fact that the total amount of solution is 1300 pounds.

The equation from the fourth column is:

0.35x + 0.10(1300 - x) = 0.25(1300)

Solving for x, we get:

x = (0.25(1300) - 0.10(1300)) / (0.35 - 0.10) x = 650 / 0.25 x = 2600