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Alex

Alex


to fix a typo

13 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I never was good at word problems...

 

Jo has 420 grams of canned blueberries, at 16 Brix.  And a jar of blueberry preserves at 65 Brix.  What weight of blueberry preserves must Jo add to the 420 grams of canned blueberries to achieve a sorbet mixture of 28 Brix?

 

 

Thanks for any help.  Make fun of me if you like.

 

 

 

Yikes, a story problem. It hit me like a ton of, well, you know.

 

But seriously, folks, I believe the answer is 136 grams. The canned berries have 420 x .16 = 67.2 grams of sucrose; 136 grams of preserves contains 136 x 0.65 = 88.4 grams of sucrose. Combine them, and you get 556 grams of sorbet mixture with 155.6 grams of sucrose, or 28 Brix.

 

 

Alex

Alex


to fix a typo

13 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I never was good at word problems...

 

Jo has 420 grams of canned blueberries, at 16 Brix.  And a jar of blueberry preserves at 65 Brix.  What weight of blueberry preserves must Jo add to the 420 grams of canned blueberries to achieve a sorbet mixture of 28 Brix?

 

 

Thanks for any help.  Make fun of me if you like.

 

 

 

Yikes, a story problem. It hit me like a ton of, well, you know.

 

Anyhow, I believe the answer is 136 grams. The canned berries have 420 x .16 = 67.2 grams of sucrose; 136 grams of preserves contains 136 x 0.65 = 88.4 grams of sucrose. Combine them, and you get 556 grams of sorbet mixture with 155.6 grams of sucrose, or 28 Brix.

 

 

Alex

Alex

12 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I never was good at word problems...

 

Jo has 420 grams of canned blueberries, at 16 Brix.  And a jar of blueberry preserves at 65 Brix.  What weight of blueberry preserves must Jo add to the 420 grams of canned blueberries to achieve a sorbet mixture of 28 Brix?

 

 

Thanks for any help.  Make fun of me if you like.

 

 

 

Yikes, a story problem. It hit me like a ton of, well, you know.

 

Anyhow, I believe the answer is 136 grams. The canned berries have 420 x .16 = 67.2 grams of sucrose; 136 grams of preserves contains 136 x 0.65 = 88.4 grams of sucrose. Combine them, and you get 556 grams of sorbet mixture with 155.6 grams of sucrose, or 23 Brix.

 

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