document.write( "Question 337151: One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25L that is 23% orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let A be the amount of 30% OJ, B the amount of 5% OJ.
\n" ); document.write( "1. $\"A%2BB=25\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"30A%2B5B=23%2825%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"6A%2BB=115\"$
\n" ); document.write( "From eq.1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=25-A\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6A%2B%2825-A%29=115\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5A=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28A=18%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2BB=25\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28B=7%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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