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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Fred needs 4 lb of metal with 43 % silver. If Fred combines

one metal with 25 % silver, and another with 68 _____________
% silver, how much of each metal does Fred need?

2 ) Tim mixed seven L of cranberry juice into fourteen L of apple juice, that had
forty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - four percent _____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

3 ) Fred mixed 11 mL of an acidic solution with 9 mL of a 45

% acidic solution, to make a 50 % acidic solution. Find the _____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

4 ) Melanie's trail mix was made combining twelve lbs of peanuts that cost seven $/lb,
nine lbs of raisins at three $/lb, and eleven lbs of cashews at five $/lb. What _____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

5 ) Sally dumped 8 lbs of a bag of apples with 59 % red apples,

into a bag of 5 lbs which contained 45 % red apples. What is the new _____________
percent of red apples?

6 ) Joan mixed seven oz of soil containing twenty - six percent clay with
_____________
thirteen oz of soil with twenty - seven percent clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

7 ) Sally has two bags of nuts; one with 67 % peanuts, and the other
with 13 % peanuts. To make a 9 lb bag of 47 % _____________
peanuts, how much of each should Sally use?

8 ) Keith mixed eleven mL of a salt solution with twelve mL of a fifty percent

salt solution, to make a forty - one percent salt solution. Find the percent salt _____________
concentration of the first solution.

9 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 39 % gold be if when combined

_____________
with a 13 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 62 % gold?

10 ) A six L solution that was twenty percent vinegar was mixed with a fourteen L
_____________
solution that was sixty percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Fred needs 4 lb of metal with 43 % silver. If Fred combines

1.67 lb of 68 %
one metal with 25 % silver, and another with 68 _____________
2.33 lb of 25 %
% silver, how much of each metal does Fred need?

2 ) Tim mixed seven L of cranberry juice into fourteen L of apple juice, that had
forty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - four percent 76.00 %
_____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

3 ) Fred mixed 11 mL of an acidic solution with 9 mL of a 45

% acidic solution, to make a 50 % acidic solution. Find the 54.09 %
_____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

4 ) Melanie's trail mix was made combining twelve lbs of peanuts that cost seven $/lb,
nine lbs of raisins at three $/lb, and eleven lbs of cashews at five $/lb. What 5.19 $/lb
_____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

5 ) Sally dumped 8 lbs of a bag of apples with 59 % red apples,

into a bag of 5 lbs which contained 45 % red apples. What is the new 53.62 %
_____________
percent of red apples?

6 ) Joan mixed seven oz of soil containing twenty - six percent clay with
26.65 %
_____________
thirteen oz of soil with twenty - seven percent clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

7 ) Sally has two bags of nuts; one with 67 % peanuts, and the other
5.67 lb of 67 %
with 13 % peanuts. To make a 9 lb bag of 47 % _____________
3.33 lb of 13 %
peanuts, how much of each should Sally use?

8 ) Keith mixed eleven mL of a salt solution with twelve mL of a fifty percent

salt solution, to make a forty - one percent salt solution. Find the percent salt 31.18 %
_____________
concentration of the first solution.

9 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 39 % gold be if when combined

21.48 g
_____________
with a 13 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 62 % gold?

10 ) A six L solution that was twenty percent vinegar was mixed with a fourteen L
48.00 %
_____________
solution that was sixty percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

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