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Mixture Word Problems

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


_____________
with a 13 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 72 % gold?

2 ) Fred mixed eleven oz of soil containing ten percent clay with


_____________
five oz of soil with twenty - seven percent clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

3 ) Sally dumped 11 lbs of a bag of apples with 33 % red apples,


into a bag of 14 lbs which contained 47 % red apples. What is the new _____________
percent of red apples?

4 ) Nancy mixed twelve mL of an acidic solution with eight mL of a forty - seven


percent acidic solution, to make a fifty percent acidic solution. Find the _____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

5 ) Melanie mixed 10 mL of a salt solution with 12 mL of a 47 %


salt solution, to make a 41 % salt solution. Find the percent salt _____________
concentration of the first solution.

6 ) Sam's trail mix was made combining eight lbs of peanuts that cost five $/lb,
thirteen lbs of raisins at four $/lb, and five lbs of cashews at six $/lb. What _____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

7 ) A 12 L solution that was 5 % vinegar was mixed with a 6 L


_____________
solution that was 70 % vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

8 ) Melanie mixed thirteen L of cranberry juice into ten L of apple juice, that had
thirty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - eight percent _____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

9 ) Sara needs 13 lb of metal with 55 % silver. If Sara combines


one metal with 27 % silver, and another with 75 _____________
% silver, how much of each metal does Sara need?

10 ) Nancy has two bags of nuts; one with sixty - seven percent peanuts, and the other
with fourteen percent peanuts. To make a eight lb bag of forty - four percent _____________
peanuts, how much of each should Nancy use?

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Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :

Mixture Word Problems

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


26.00 g
_____________
with a 13 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 72 % gold?

2 ) Fred mixed eleven oz of soil containing ten percent clay with


15.31 %
_____________
five oz of soil with twenty - seven percent clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

3 ) Sally dumped 11 lbs of a bag of apples with 33 % red apples,


into a bag of 14 lbs which contained 47 % red apples. What is the new 40.84 %
_____________
percent of red apples?

4 ) Nancy mixed twelve mL of an acidic solution with eight mL of a forty - seven


percent acidic solution, to make a fifty percent acidic solution. Find the 52.00 %
_____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

5 ) Melanie mixed 10 mL of a salt solution with 12 mL of a 47 %


salt solution, to make a 41 % salt solution. Find the percent salt 33.80 %
_____________
concentration of the first solution.

6 ) Sam's trail mix was made combining eight lbs of peanuts that cost five $/lb,
thirteen lbs of raisins at four $/lb, and five lbs of cashews at six $/lb. What 4.69 $/lb
_____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

7 ) A 12 L solution that was 5 % vinegar was mixed with a 6 L


26.67 %
_____________
solution that was 70 % vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

8 ) Melanie mixed thirteen L of cranberry juice into ten L of apple juice, that had
thirty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - eight percent 77.23 %
_____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

9 ) Sara needs 13 lb of metal with 55 % silver. If Sara combines


7.58 lb of 75 %
one metal with 27 % silver, and another with 75 _____________
5.42 lb of 27 %
% silver, how much of each metal does Sara need?

10 ) Nancy has two bags of nuts; one with sixty - seven percent peanuts, and the other
4.53 lb of 67 %
with fourteen percent peanuts. To make a eight lb bag of forty - four percent _____________
3.47 lb of 14 %
peanuts, how much of each should Nancy use?

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