SOLUTION: Jim wants 14L of fruit punch that is 10% juice. He can only find punch that is 15% juice or punch that is 8% juice. How much of each should he purchase?

Question 982838: Jim wants 14L of fruit punch that is 10% juice. He can only find punch that is 15% juice or punch that is 8% juice. How much of each should he purchase?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be volume of the 8% juice;
then 14-x is the volume of the 15% juice.

------using percents

Solve for x;
Evaluate 14-x.
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