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Unit 5 Lesson 4 - Mixture Word Problems
1) Daniel mixed together 2 gal. of Brand A 2) 1 kg of Indonesian cinnamon which costs
fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit $10/kg was combined with 6 kg of Thai
drink which contains 55% fruit juice. cinnamon which costs $17/kg. Find the
Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A cost per kg of the mixture.
if the mixture contained 46% fruit juice.

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3) For his birthday party Bill mixed together 4) Asanji made a nut mixture that contains
3 gal. of Brand A fruit punch and 6 gal. of 32% peanuts by mixing together 6 oz. of
grape juice. If Brand A contains 10% fruit mixed nuts that contain 60% peanuts and
juice, then what percent of the final 14 oz. of a different brand of mixed nuts.
mixture is fruit juice? The second brand of mixed nuts contained
what percent peanuts?
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5) Willie wants to make 12 L of a 43% 6) John and his brother mixed together two
alcohol solution by mixing together a 18% types of soil to make 5 ft³ of soil with a
alcohol solution and a 48% alcohol 48% sand content. They used 1 ft³ of a
solution. How much of each solution soil with 40% sand content and 4 ft³ of
must he use? another type of soil. What was the sand
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combining 14 oz of bleached flour which solution by mixing together a 28% saline
costs $7/oz with 7 oz of unbleached flour solution and a 4% saline solution. How
which costs $4/oz. Find the cost per oz of much of each solution must she use?
the mixture.
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of soil with 20% silt in order to make a must be mixed with 4 gal. of a 70%
soil with 90% silt? alcohol solution to make a 26% solution?

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were combined with 12 lb of unbleached types of soil to make 15 ft³ of soil with a
flour which costs $8/lb. Find the cost per 48% silt content. They used 6 ft³ of a soil
lb of the mixture. with 54% silt content and 9 ft³ of another
type of soil. What was the silt content of
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He has already poured 11 fl. oz. of a 18% must be added to 3 oz of spices which cost
acid solution into a beaker. How many fl. $1/oz to make Rob's Red Hot Peanuts
oz. of a 90% acid solution must he add to which cost $3/oz?
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15) How much soil with 27% sand do you 16) Abhasra wants to make a 45% saline
need to add to 2 m³ of soil with 55% sand solution. She has already poured 6 gal. of
in order to make a soil with 35% sand? a 30% saline solution into a beaker. How
many gal. of a 90% saline solution must
she add to this to create the desired
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17) Norachai wants to make 11 qt. of a 36% 18) How many kg of a metal containing 15%
saline solution by mixing together a 24% platinum must be combined with 7 kg of a
saline solution and a 68% saline solution. metal containing 30% platinum to form an
How much of each solution must he use? alloy containing 22% platinum?

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