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QuizMultiple Choice

Solving Mixture Problems

Question 1 • 4413VA ALGEBRA 3 SEM A

Fifteen percent of the pigment in paint color A is black. Sixty percent of the pigment in paint color B is black. An unknown amount of paint color B is mixed with 40 ml of paint color A, resulting in a paint that contains 25% black pigment.Which equation can be used to solve for x, the total amount of paint in the mixture of the two colors?

Answer
A
0.15(40) + 0.6x = 0.25(40 + x)
B
0.15(40) + 0.6(x – 40) = 0.25(x)
C
0.15(40) + 0.6x = 0.25(40 – x)
D
0.15(40) + 0.6(x + 40) = 0.25(x)
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