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Mixture- Fractional Part

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Randy Dandy
 
Reply Wed 6 Aug, 2014 04:01 pm
A mixture of nuts has a weight of P pounds and is 1/4 pecans. Q pounds of cashews are added to the mixture. Determine what fractional part of the new mixture is pecans.

What is known:

The mixture has a weight of P pounds and is 1/4 pecans.
The mixture is 3/4 other.
Q pounds of cashews are added to mixture.

Want to know:

What fractional part of the new mixture is pecans.


.25P + Q

How do I proceed from here?

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Reply Wed 6 Aug, 2014 06:43 pm
@Randy Dandy,
.25P/(P+Q)
Randy Dandy
 
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Reply Wed 6 Aug, 2014 09:22 pm
@neologist,
".25P/(P+Q) "

Example:

100 pounds.

.25 = 25 pounds.

100 + 75 = 175

.25/175 = .001428

Correct ??

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