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document.write( "Sarah sells a fruit juice that she makes by mixing together fruit juice concentrate and water. She wants her mixture to contain 30 liters of 15% strength juice. How much of the fruit juice concentrate will she need if the concentrate contains 90% juice? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #115754 by gonzo(654)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! she would need 5 liters of .90% juice to provide the needed 15% overall concentration of juice. \n" ); document.write( "5 liters of .90% juice = 4.5 liters of 100% juice concentrate. \n" ); document.write( "4.5 liters of juice / 30 liters total = 15% juice concentration overall. \n" ); document.write( "first i determined how much 100% juice i needed which was 15% times 30 liters and came out to be 4.5 liters. \n" ); document.write( "then i determined how much 90% concentrate i needed to make 4.5 liters of pure juice. \n" ); document.write( "equation was .9 * x = 4.5 liters of juice. \n" ); document.write( "x = 4.5/.9 = 5 liters of 90% concentrate required.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |