SOLUTION: a blended juice contains three main ingredients; mango juice, orange juice and distilled water, mixed in the ration 5:4: 1, respectively. how many liters of orange juice are needed

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Question 1090267: a blended juice contains three main ingredients; mango juice, orange juice and distilled water, mixed in the ration 5:4: 1, respectively. how many liters of orange juice are needed to make 25 liters of this blended juice
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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According to the condition,  25 liters of this blended juice must contain  5 equal volumes of the mango juice  plus
4  equal volumes of the orange juice  plus  1  (equal)  volume of distilled water.

In all,  there are 5 + 4 + 1 = 10 equal volumes,  each of   = 2.5  liters.

So,  the blended juice must contain  4*2.5 = 10  liters  of orange juice.


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