TriVita Cooperative Marketing

Soybean meal is18% protein, cornmeal is 9% protein. How many lbs. of each should be mixed together in order to?

get a 360lb. mixture that is 17% protein????

That ratio of protein to cornmeal in any mix is 2 to 1.

y = protein, x = cornmeal

x + 2x = 360

3x = 360
x = 120 and therefore y = 240.