A paint mixer wants to mix paint that is 10% glosswith paint that is 35% gloss to make 6 gallons of paint that is 30% gloss. How many gallons of each paint should the paint mixer mix together?
+37146 6 gallon final product
x = 10% gloss content = .10 x
(6-x) = 35% gloss content = .35 (6-x)
final product = .30 (6)
.10x + .35 (6-x) = .30 (6) solve for 'x' which is 10% amount then 6-x = 35% amount
