document.write( "Question 431704: One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 10% orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #299504 by jorel1380(3719)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you need 10% of 10L of orange juice, then you need 10X.1, or one liter of pure whole orange juice.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X+Y=10 \n" ); document.write( ".15X+.05Y=1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the second equation by 20, we get: \n" ); document.write( "3X+Y=20 \n" ); document.write( "X+Y=10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2X=10 \n" ); document.write( "X=5 \n" ); document.write( "Y=5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We need 5L of each orange juice. \n" ); document.write( " |