document.write( "Question 458653: I have a mixture problem that reads: A woman has made 6 quarts of an orange juice punch for a party. The punch contains 12% orange juice. She feels she may need more punch, but she has no more orange juice so she adds 1/2 quart of water to the punch. Find the percent of orange juice in the new mixture. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #314621 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A woman has made 6 quarts of an orange juice punch for a party. \n" ); document.write( " The punch contains 12% orange juice. \n" ); document.write( " She feels she may need more punch, but she has no more orange juice so she adds 1/2 quart of water to the punch. \n" ); document.write( " Find the percent of orange juice in the new mixture. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = the per cent of orange juice in the new mixture \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "12(6) = x(6+.5) \n" ); document.write( "72 = 6.5x \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 11.077 percent orange juice now \n" ); document.write( " |