Answer:
60%
Step-by-step explanation:
If 20 quarts of 15% garlic is mixed with 45 quarts 80% garlic, what percent garlic is the new mixture?
Let us represent:
15% garlic = x
80% garlic = y
Total quarts of the new mixture =
20 + 45 = 65 quarts
Hence:
15% × 20 + 80% × 45 quarts = 65quarts(x%)
3 + 36 = 65 × x%
39 = 65 × x%
x % = 39/65
x% = 0.6
Converting to decimal
= 0.6 × 100
= 60%
The Percent of the new garlic mixture = 60%
