document.write( "Question 363209: Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #258956 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "fruit + fruit = fruit \n" ); document.write( "(x/100)9 + 0.41*8 = 0.30(9+8) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get: \n" ); document.write( "9x + 41*8 = 30*17 \n" ); document.write( "9x = 182 \n" ); document.write( "x = 20.22% (Percent of fruit in Brand A) \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |