Question

ariana's 150g bag of trail mix is x% raisins. brandon's 250g bag of trail mix is y% raisins. they combine the two mixes together in one bowl. *write an expression that shows the concentration of raisins in the resulting mix.

Answer 1

(3x+5y)/8

Explanation:

The total amount is 150+250=400

We then do (3x+5y)/2 × 1/400

This equals (3x+5y)/800

We multiply that by 100 giving us the final answer.