A health food store sells seasoning blends in bulk. one blend contains 20% basil. Sheila wants to add pure basil to some 20% blend to make 16 ounces of her own 30% blend. let be represent the amount of basil Shelia should add to the 20% blend. write an equation to represent the problem.
+37084 Final blend amount of basil is 16 (30%) = 16 (.3)
Initial amount of basil is x(.2)
amount of basil added is (16-x)(100%) = (16-x) (it is pure basil)
x(.2) + (16-x) = 16(.3)
.2x +16 - x = 4.8
-.8x = -11.2
x= 14 ounces
16-x = 2 ounces of pure basil added to 14 ounces of 20% basil will result in 16ounces of 30% basil
