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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Mike has two bags of nuts; one with 67 % peanuts, and the other
with 29 % peanuts. To make a 6 lb bag of 58 % _____________
peanuts, how much of each should Mike use?

2 ) Mary dumped twelve lbs of a bag of apples with forty - seven percent red apples,
into a bag of five lbs which contained forty - two percent red apples. What is the new _____________
percent of red apples?

3 ) Sally needs 10 lb of metal with 51 % silver. If Sally combines

one metal with 17 % silver, and another with 66 _____________
% silver, how much of each metal does Sally need?

4 ) Sandy mixed eleven mL of an acidic solution with eight mL of a forty - two

percent acidic solution, to make a forty - seven percent acidic solution. Find the _____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

5 ) Tom's trail mix was made combining 10 lbs of peanuts that cost 4 $/lb,
9 lbs of raisins at 3 $/lb, and 6 lbs of cashews at 7 $/lb. What _____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

6 ) Sally mixed ten L of cranberry juice into nine L of apple juice, that had
fifty - six percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - four percent _____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

7 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 58 % gold be if when combined

_____________
with a 3 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 79 % gold?

8 ) Sara mixed ten mL of a salt solution with eleven mL of a fifty percent

salt solution, to make a forty - four percent salt solution. Find the percent salt _____________
concentration of the first solution.

9 ) Sam mixed 14 oz of soil containing 16 % clay with

_____________
8 oz of soil with 9 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

10 ) A six L solution that was twelve percent vinegar was mixed with a seven L
_____________
solution that was seventy - three percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

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Teacher : Date :

Mixture Word Problems

1 ) Mike has two bags of nuts; one with 67 % peanuts, and the other
4.58 lb of 67 %
with 29 % peanuts. To make a 6 lb bag of 58 % _____________
1.42 lb of 29 %
peanuts, how much of each should Mike use?

2 ) Mary dumped twelve lbs of a bag of apples with forty - seven percent red apples,
into a bag of five lbs which contained forty - two percent red apples. What is the new 45.53 %
_____________
percent of red apples?

3 ) Sally needs 10 lb of metal with 51 % silver. If Sally combines

6.94 lb of 66 %
one metal with 17 % silver, and another with 66 _____________
3.06 lb of 17 %
% silver, how much of each metal does Sally need?

4 ) Sandy mixed eleven mL of an acidic solution with eight mL of a forty - two

percent acidic solution, to make a forty - seven percent acidic solution. Find the 50.64 %
_____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

5 ) Tom's trail mix was made combining 10 lbs of peanuts that cost 4 $/lb,
9 lbs of raisins at 3 $/lb, and 6 lbs of cashews at 7 $/lb. What 4.36 $/lb
_____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

6 ) Sally mixed ten L of cranberry juice into nine L of apple juice, that had
fifty - six percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - four percent 52.20 %
_____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

7 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 58 % gold be if when combined

3.00 g
_____________
with a 3 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 79 % gold?

8 ) Sara mixed ten mL of a salt solution with eleven mL of a fifty percent

salt solution, to make a forty - four percent salt solution. Find the percent salt 37.40 %
_____________
concentration of the first solution.

9 ) Sam mixed 14 oz of soil containing 16 % clay with

13.45 %
_____________
8 oz of soil with 9 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

10 ) A six L solution that was twelve percent vinegar was mixed with a seven L
44.85 %
_____________
solution that was seventy - three percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

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