SOLUTION: A caterer is making 60 quarts of punch by mixing a fruit drink that is 10% pure fruit juice with some pure pineapple juice. How much of each will he need to use to end up

Question 1047504: A caterer is making 60 quarts of punch by mixing a fruit drink that is 10% pure fruit juice with
some pure pineapple juice. How much of each will he need to use to end up with a punch that is
25% pure fruit juice?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The pineapple juice is 100% fruit juice.

x, amount of fruit drink
y, amount of pineapple juice

A simplification for the percent equation,

Handle this system using at least some Elimination Method:

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