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Name___________________________________ Date________________ Period____ 2) 9 lbs. of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts were mixed with 6 lbs. of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 40% peanuts. What percent of the new mixture is peanuts?
Mixture Word Problems
1) 2 m of soil containing 35% sand was mixed into 6 m of soil containing 15% sand. What is the sand content of the mixture?
3) 5 fl. oz. of a 2% alcohol solution was mixed with 11 fl. oz. of a 66% alcohol solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture.
4) 16 lb of Brand M Cinnamon was made by combining 12 lb of Indonesian cinnamon which costs $19/lb with 4 lb of Thai cinnamon which costs $11/lb. Find the cost per lb of the mixture.
5) Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice.
6) How many mg of a metal containing 45% nickel must be combined with 6 mg of pure nickel to form an alloy containing 78% nickel?
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7) 7 L of an acid solution was mixed with 3 L of a 15% acid solution to make a 29% acid solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.
8) 9 gal. of a sugar solution was mixed with 6 gal. of a 90% sugar solution to make a 84% sugar solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.
9) A metallurgist needs to make 12.4 lb. of an alloy containing 50% gold. He is going to melt and combine one metal that is 60% gold with another metal that is 40% gold. How much of each should he use?
10) Brand X sells 21 oz. bags of mixed nuts that contain 29% peanuts. To make their product they combine Brand A mixed nuts which contain 35% peanuts and Brand B mixed nuts which contain 25% peanuts. How much of each do they need to use?
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Name___________________________________ Date________________ Period____ 2) 9 lbs. of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts were mixed with 6 lbs. of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 40% peanuts. What percent of the new mixture is peanuts? 49%
Mixture Word Problems
1) 2 m of soil containing 35% sand was mixed into 6 m of soil containing 15% sand. What is the sand content of the mixture? 20%
3) 5 fl. oz. of a 2% alcohol solution was mixed with 11 fl. oz. of a 66% alcohol solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture. 46%
4) 16 lb of Brand M Cinnamon was made by combining 12 lb of Indonesian cinnamon which costs $19/lb with 4 lb of Thai cinnamon which costs $11/lb. Find the cost per lb of the mixture. $17/lb
5) Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice. 14%
6) How many mg of a metal containing 45% nickel must be combined with 6 mg of pure nickel to form an alloy containing 78% nickel? 4 mg
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7) 7 L of an acid solution was mixed with 3 L of a 15% acid solution to make a 29% acid solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution. 35%
8) 9 gal. of a sugar solution was mixed with 6 gal. of a 90% sugar solution to make a 84% sugar solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution. 80%
9) A metallurgist needs to make 12.4 lb. of an alloy containing 50% gold. He is going to melt and combine one metal that is 60% gold with another metal that is 40% gold. How much of each should he use? 6.2 lb. of 60% gold, 6.2 lb. of 40% gold
10) Brand X sells 21 oz. bags of mixed nuts that contain 29% peanuts. To make their product they combine Brand A mixed nuts which contain 35% peanuts and Brand B mixed nuts which contain 25% peanuts. How much of each do they need to use? 8.4 oz. of Brand A, 12.6 oz. of Brand B
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