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Mixture Word Problems

1 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 32 % gold be if when combined

_____________
with a 3 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 70 % gold?

2 ) Sara's trail mix was made combining fourteen lbs of peanuts that cost four $/lb,
three lbs of raisins at seven $/lb, and ten lbs of cashews at six $/lb. What _____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

3 ) Melanie dumped 3 lbs of a bag of apples with 44 % red apples,

into a bag of 14 lbs which contained 55 % red apples. What is the new _____________
percent of red apples?

4 ) Jason needs seven lb of metal with fifty - seven percent silver. If Jason combines
one metal with fifteen percent silver, and another with seventy _____________
percent silver, how much of each metal does Jason need?

5 ) Joan has two bags of nuts; one with 71 % peanuts, and the other
with 17 % peanuts. To make a 14 lb bag of 39 % _____________
peanuts, how much of each should Joan use?

6 ) Alyssa mixed eleven L of cranberry juice into thirteen L of apple juice, that had
thirty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - two percent _____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

7 ) Melanie mixed 5 oz of soil containing 29 % clay with

_____________
11 oz of soil with 28 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

8 ) A five L solution that was twenty - two percent vinegar was mixed with a seven L
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solution that was seventy - two percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

9 ) Sandy mixed 11 mL of an acidic solution with 9 mL of a 46

% acidic solution, to make a 48 % acidic solution. Find the _____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

10 ) Jessica mixed eight mL of a salt solution with eleven mL of a forty - seven percent
salt solution, to make a forty - four percent salt solution. Find the percent salt _____________
concentration of the first solution.

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 Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :

Mixture Word Problems

1 ) How many g of gold should a coin of 32 % gold be if when combined

2.37 g
_____________
with a 3 g pure gold necklace, it forms a metal that is 70 % gold?

2 ) Sara's trail mix was made combining fourteen lbs of peanuts that cost four $/lb,
three lbs of raisins at seven $/lb, and ten lbs of cashews at six $/lb. What 5.07 $/lb
_____________
was the cost per lb of the mixture?

3 ) Melanie dumped 3 lbs of a bag of apples with 44 % red apples,

into a bag of 14 lbs which contained 55 % red apples. What is the new 53.06 %
_____________
percent of red apples?

4 ) Jason needs seven lb of metal with fifty - seven percent silver. If Jason combines
5.35 lb of 70 %
one metal with fifteen percent silver, and another with seventy _____________
1.65 lb of 15 %
percent silver, how much of each metal does Jason need?

5 ) Joan has two bags of nuts; one with 71 % peanuts, and the other
5.70 lb of 71 %
with 17 % peanuts. To make a 14 lb bag of 39 % _____________
8.30 lb of 17 %
peanuts, how much of each should Joan use?

6 ) Alyssa mixed eleven L of cranberry juice into thirteen L of apple juice, that had
thirty - three percent sugar. If the cranapple mixture was fifty - two percent 74.45 %
_____________
sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

7 ) Melanie mixed 5 oz of soil containing 29 % clay with

28.31 %
_____________
11 oz of soil with 28 % clay. What is the clay content in the mixture?

8 ) A five L solution that was twenty - two percent vinegar was mixed with a seven L
51.17 %
_____________
solution that was seventy - two percent vinegar. Find the new concentration of vinegar.

9 ) Sandy mixed 11 mL of an acidic solution with 9 mL of a 46

% acidic solution, to make a 48 % acidic solution. Find the 49.64 %
_____________
percent acid concentration of the first solution.

10 ) Jessica mixed eight mL of a salt solution with eleven mL of a forty - seven percent
salt solution, to make a forty - four percent salt solution. Find the percent salt 39.87 %
_____________
concentration of the first solution.

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