document.write( "Question 439311: How much water must you add to 250.0mL of orange juice concentrate if you want the final juice to be 15.0% of the strength of the original?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #303560 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How much water must you add to 250.0mL of orange juice concentrate if you want the final juice to be 15.0% of the strength of the original? \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "OJ + OJ = OJ \n" ); document.write( "1.00*250 + 0*x = 0.15(250+x) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get: \n" ); document.write( "100*250 = 15*250 + 15x \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "15x = 85*250 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 1416.67 mL (amt of water needed) \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |