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# Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent and 3 percent

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Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent and 3 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of the 1 percent grade, y gallons of the 2 percent grade, and z gallons of the 3 percent grade are mixed to give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?

A. y + 3z
B. (y +z) / 4
C. 2y + 3z
D. 3y + z
E. 3y + 4.5z
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I got this problem wrong on the GMAT Prep and don't really understand it.

Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent and 3 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of the 1 percent grade, y gallons of the 2 percent grade, and z gallons of the 3 percent grade are mixed to give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?

A. y + 3z
B. (y +z) / 4
C. 2y + 3z
D. 3y + z
E. 3y + 4.5z

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Milk concentration in mix would be $$1\%x+2\%y+3\%z$$ and on the other hand we are told that in (x+y+z) there is 1.5% of milk. Hence:

$$1\%x+2\%y+3\%z=1.5\%(x+y+z)$$;

$$x+2y+3z=1.5x+1.5y+1.5z$$;

$$0.5x=0.5y+1.5z$$;

$$x=y+3z$$.

Hope it's clear.
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$$\frac{x+2y+3z}{x+y+z} = \frac{3}{2}$$

$$x = y+3z$$
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Its A, just put the words into equation

x+2Y+3Z=1.5(X+2Y+3Z)

X=Y+3Z

Hope it clarifies

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Hi, would someone please so kind and explain the question:

Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent, and 3 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of the q percent grade, y gallons of the 2 percent grade, and z gallons of the 3 percent grade are mixed to give x + y + z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?

(a) y + 3z
(b) (y+z)/4
(c) 2y +3z
(d) 3y + z
(e) 3y + 4.5z

Thanks a lot...

A quick approach:

The question asks you for x in terms of y and z. Whatever values x, y and z can take, this relation should hold.
Since we mix 1%, 2% and 3% milk and get 1.5% milk, one way of mixing them could be that 1% and 2% are mixed in equal quantities (to give 1.5% milk) and 3% milk is not added at all. Which means x = 1, y = 1 and z = 0 should satisfy the relation between x, y and z.
The only relation that satisfies these values is (A).

Note: If multiple options satisfied these values, you could take another set of values e.g. x = 3, y = 0 and z = 1 and check out of the shortlisted options.
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12 Jan 2014, 09:51
I approached it as a residuals problem

Since 1% fat = -0.5% from average
2% fat = 0.5% from average
3% fat = 1.5% from average

When added together, they have to create a 0 'residual' from 1.5% average:

-0.5x + 0.5y + 1.5z = 0
0.5y + 1.5z = 0.5x

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y + 3z = x --> A
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JimmyWorld wrote:
Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent and 3 percent fat by volume. If x gallons of the 1 percent grade, y gallons of the 2 percent grade, and z gallons of the 3 percent grade are mixed to give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?

A. y + 3z
B. (y +z) / 4
C. 2y + 3z
D. 3y + z
E. 3y + 4.5z

Using weighted average:

(x) (1) + (y) (2) + (z)(3) = (1.5) (x + y + z)

x + 2y + 3z = 1.5x + 1.5y + 1.5z
0.5y + 1.5z = 0.5x

Removing 0.5 overall:

y +3z = x
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I solved this by using differentials

1% - x
2% - y
3% - z

So then x+y+z is also given as 1.5%, which is in fact the weighted average

Let's just play with nice numbers here

10% - x
20% - y
30% - z

x + y + z = 15%

So -5x+5y+15z = 0

X = Y + 3Z

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Three grades of milk are 1%, 2% and 3% fat by volume. If x gallons of 1%, y gallons of 2% and z gallons of 3% are mixed together to give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5%, what is x in terms of y and z?

y+3z
(y+z)/4
2y+3z
3y+z
3y+4.5z

My idea was:

(x+2y+3z)/(x+y+z) = 1.5
from here on I have no idea how to get x to one side...

Cheers,
Lars

If you develop a knack for playing with numbers, you will rarely need to make equations for ratios/percent/mixture/average problems.

What I thought here was that milk of 1% (volume x), 2% (volume y) and 3% (volume z) have to be mixed to give 1.5%. An easy way I can see immediately is that I don't take any 3% milk and mix 1% and 2% in equal quantities to get 1.5%.
i.e. If z = 0, x = y
If we put z = 0, only option (A) gives x = y hence it is the answer.
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Bunuel - Where can I find challenging mixture problems/weighted avg problems to practice? Can you please help?

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Bunuel - Where can I find challenging mixture problems/weighted avg problems to practice? Can you please help?

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