Can someone show me how to solve this one please...
three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent, and 3 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of 1 percent, y gallons of 2 percent, and z gallons of the 3 percent grade are mixed to give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y+z?
a) y+3z
b) (y+z)/4
c) 2y+3z
d) 3y+z
e) 3y+4.5z
(the answer is A)... thanks!
Algebra, milk gallons, GMAT prep 1
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Thank you!
NOTE FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO LOOKS TO THIS:
1/100)*x+(1/100)*y+(1/100)*z = 1.5/100(x+y+z)
solve we get
x = y+3z
this is the correct methodology, however, notice that a "2" and "3" should be subsituted in the numerator for the fractions for variables y and Z.. thus equation will look as follows, in contrast to that above:
1/100)*x+(2/100)*y+(3/100)*z = 1.5/100(x+y+z)
solve we get
x = y+3z
again, thank you for the help!
NOTE FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO LOOKS TO THIS:
1/100)*x+(1/100)*y+(1/100)*z = 1.5/100(x+y+z)
solve we get
x = y+3z
this is the correct methodology, however, notice that a "2" and "3" should be subsituted in the numerator for the fractions for variables y and Z.. thus equation will look as follows, in contrast to that above:
1/100)*x+(2/100)*y+(3/100)*z = 1.5/100(x+y+z)
solve we get
x = y+3z
again, thank you for the help!
LFAL