document.write( "Question 224419: To create a breakfast beverage, pineapple juice in two concentrations, 20% and 70%, must be combined into a solution that will be mixed with another type of juice to produce the beverage. If 20 gallons of 20% juice is used, how many gallons of the 70% juice must be used to obtain a 60% pineapple juice solution? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #167661 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! To create a breakfast beverage, pineapple juice in two concentrations, 20% and 70%, must be combined into a solution that will be mixed with another type of juice to produce the beverage. If 20 gallons of 20% juice is used, how many gallons of the 70% juice must be used to obtain a 60% pineapple juice solution? \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "pine + pine = pine \n" ); document.write( "0.20*20 + 0.70x = 0.60(20+x) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get: \n" ); document.write( "20*20 + 70x = 60*20 + 60x \n" ); document.write( "10x = 40*20 \n" ); document.write( "x = 80 gallons (amount of 70% pineapple needed in the mixture) \n" ); document.write( "============================================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |