Question

PLZ HURRY! Jenny mixed 4 kg of mixed nuts containing 16% peanuts with 12 kg of mixed nuts containing 40% peanuts. What percent of the new mixture if peanuts?

Answer 1

34%

n = new % = Answer

(4kg x 16%) + (12kg x 40%) = (New Percentage(Total kg))
(.16 x 4) + (.4 x 12) = n(4 + 12)

Simplify above to get:

.64 + 4.8 = 16n
.64 + 4.8 = 5.44
5.44 = 16n
Divide both sides by 16
.34 = n
34%
Convert .34 to Percentage by moving decimal to the right 2 times.

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