Question

a restaurant mixes 2 gallons of milk containing 1at and 3 gallons of milk containing 2at. what is the percent of fat in the mixture? express your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

2. A restaurant mixes 2 gallons of milk containing 1% fat and 3 gallons of milk containing 2% fat. What is the percent of fat in the mixture? Express your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Explanation:

1% of 2 = .02 gallons of fat

2% of 3 = ,06 gallons of fat

% fat in the mixture = [ .02 + .06 \ / [ 2 + 3 ] = .08 / 5 = .016 = 1.6%