Problem: 3 pounds of 05 grass seed contain 1 percent herbicide . a different type of grass seed , 20 , which contains 20 percent herbicide , will be mixed with 3 pounds of 05 grass seed . how much grass seed of type 20 should be added to the 3 pounds of 05 grass seed so that the mixture contains 15 percent herbicide ?
Rationale: 05 grass seed contains 5 % herbicide and its amount is 3 pound 20 grass seed contains 20 % herbicide and its amount is x when these two types of grass seeds are mixed , their average becomes 15 % thus we have 3 ( 1 ) + x ( 20 ) / ( x + 3 ) = 15 3 + 20 x = 15 x + 45 5 x = 42 or x = 8.4 d
annotated_formula: divide(subtract(multiply(15, 3), 3), subtract(20, 15))