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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Mary mixed 8 L of cranberry juice into 11 L of apple juice, that had

30 % sugar. If the cranapple mixture was 33 %

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sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

2 ) Benny dumped six lbs of a bag of apples with fifty - four percent red apples,
into a bag of twelve lbs which contained fifty - six percent red apples. What is the new

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percent of red apples?

3 ) A 14 L solution that was 12 % vinegar was mixed with a 5 L

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solution that was 74 % vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

4 ) Jason's trail mix was made combining seven lbs of peanuts that cost seven $/lb,
ten lbs of raisins at three $/lb, and twelve lbs of cashews at four $/lb. What

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was the cost per lb of the mixture?

5 ) Jessica mixed 14 mL of a acidic solution with 7 mL of a 40
% acidic solution, to make a 59 % acidic solution. Find the

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percent acid concentration of the first solution.

6 ) Jason mixed five mL of a salt solution with three mL of a thirty - three percent
salt solution, to make a forty - seven percent salt solution. Find the percent salt

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concentration of the first solution.

7 ) Sandy needs 3 lb of metal with 42 % silver. If Sandy combines
one metal with 13 % silver, and another with 72

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% silver, how much of each metal does Sandy need?

8 ) Melanie has two bags of nuts; one with sixty - eight percent peanuts, and the other
with seven percent peanuts. To make a three lb bag of forty - seven percent

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peanuts, how much of each should Melanie use?

9 ) Tom mixed 3 oz of soil containing 23 % clay with

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14 oz of soil with 21 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

10 ) How many g of gold should a coin of thirty - five percent gold be if when combined
with a eleven g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is sixty - seven percent gold?

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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Mary mixed 8 L of cranberry juice into 11 L of apple juice, that had

30 % sugar. If the cranapple mixture was 33 %

37.12 %
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sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

2 ) Benny dumped six lbs of a bag of apples with fifty - four percent red apples,
into a bag of twelve lbs which contained fifty - six percent red apples. What is the new

55.33 %
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percent of red apples?

3 ) A 14 L solution that was 12 % vinegar was mixed with a 5 L

28.32 %
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solution that was 74 % vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

4 ) Jason's trail mix was made combining seven lbs of peanuts that cost seven $/lb,
ten lbs of raisins at three $/lb, and twelve lbs of cashews at four $/lb. What

4.38 $/lb
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was the cost per lb of the mixture?

5 ) Jessica mixed 14 mL of a acidic solution with 7 mL of a 40
% acidic solution, to make a 59 % acidic solution. Find the

68.50 %
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percent acid concentration of the first solution.

6 ) Jason mixed five mL of a salt solution with three mL of a thirty - three percent
salt solution, to make a forty - seven percent salt solution. Find the percent salt

55.40 %
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concentration of the first solution.

7 ) Sandy needs 3 lb of metal with 42 % silver. If Sandy combines

1.47 lb of 72 %

one metal with 13 % silver, and another with 72

1.53 lb of 13 %
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% silver, how much of each metal does Sandy need?

8 ) Melanie has two bags of nuts; one with sixty - eight percent peanuts, and the other
with seven percent peanuts. To make a three lb bag of forty - seven percent

1.66 lb of 68 %
1.34 lb of 21 %
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peanuts, how much of each should Melanie use?

9 ) Tom mixed 3 oz of soil containing 23 % clay with

21.35 %
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14 oz of soil with 21 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

10 ) How many g of gold should a coin of thirty - five percent gold be if when combined
with a eleven g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is sixty - seven percent gold?

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11.34 g
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