SOLUTION: If 10 gallons of grape fruit juice are added to 40 gallons of mixture, which contains 10% grape juice, then what percent of the resulting mixtue is grape juice?

Question 476695: If 10 gallons of grape fruit juice are added to 40 gallons of mixture, which contains 10% grape juice, then what percent of the resulting mixtue is grape juice?
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If 10 gallons of grape fruit juice are added to 40 gallons of mixture, which contains 10% grape juice, then what percent of the resulting mixtue is grape juice?
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let x=percent of grape juice in resulting mixture
100%*10+10%*40=x%*50
10+4=50x
x=14/50=.28=28%
ans:
percent of grape juice in resulting mixture=28%
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