SOLUTION: 40 cups of juice contains 5% juice. how many cups of pure juice is needed to make 10% juice
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Question 750537: 40 cups of juice contains 5% juice. how many cups of pure juice is needed to make 10% juice
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can assume that this is a juice and water mixture.
Let = the cups of pure juice to be added
cups of pure juice in 5% mixture
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2.222 cups of pure juice are needed
check:
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