Solving Mixture Word Problems Test

Question 1 of 5: Solve each problem:

How much of Kyle's fruit punch (10% fruit juice) must be mixed with 3 gallons of Steven's fruit punch (50% fruit juice) to create a mixture containing 25% fruit juice?

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2.5 gallons

4.5 gallons

6 gallons

9 gallons

5 gallons

Question 2 of 5: Solve each problem:

Glen created a metal containing 98% nickel by combining 9 mg of pure nickel with 1 mg of another metal. What percent of the other metal was nickel?

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34%

80%

85%

55%

21%

Question 3 of 5: Solve each problem:

3 gallons of a saline solution was mixed with 2 gallons of a 50% saline solution to make a 74% saline solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.

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90%

80%

36%

81%

11%

Question 4 of 5: Solve each problem:

Pineyay’s Premium Molasses which costs $1.86 per pound is made by combining cane molasses which costs $1.65 per pound with beet molasses which costs $2.35 per pound. Find the number of pounds of cane molasses and beet molasses required to make 8 pounds of Pineyay’s Premium Molasses.

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5.9 pounds of cane molasses, 2.1 pounds of beet molasses

1.5 pounds of cane molasses, 6.5 pounds of beet molasses

1.9 pounds of cane molasses, 6.1 pounds of beet molasses

5.6 pounds of cane molasses, 2.4 pounds of beet molasses

2.1 pounds of cane molasses, 5.9 pounds of beet molasses

Question 5 of 5: Solve each problem:

Willie wants to make 7 ml of a 55% sugar solution by mixing together a 40% sugar solution and a 90% sugar solution. How much of each solution must he use?

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6.2 ml of 40% sugar solution, 0.8 ml of 90% sugar solution

5.7 ml of 40% sugar solution, 1.3 ml of 90% sugar solution

5.9 ml of 40% sugar solution, 1.1 ml of 90% sugar solution

4.9 ml of 40% sugar solution, 2.1 ml of 90% sugar solution

7.2 ml of 40% sugar solution, 0.3 ml of 90% sugar solution

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