SOLUTION: One drink contains 5% fruit juice and another contains 50% fruit juice. How many gallons of each type should be combined to make 5 gallons of a drink that contains 40% fruit juice?

Question 1129789: One drink contains 5% fruit juice and another contains 50% fruit juice. How many gallons of each type should be combined to make 5 gallons of a drink that contains 40% fruit juice?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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One drink contains L% fruit juice and another contains H% fruit juice. How many gallons of each type should be combined to make M gallons of a drink that contains T% fruit juice?
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x, the gallons of the H% fruit juice
M-x, the gallon of the L% fruit juice

Find the value for x by substituting the given values:

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