document.write( "Question 516712: a juice drink manufacturer has found mixing pineapple juice concentrate and fresh squeezing orange juice is the most cost effective way to produce its breakfast beverage. the pineapple juice comes in two concentrated forms, 17% and 30% pineapple juice, which must be combines into a solution that can be mixed with the orange juice. if 50 gallons of 17% juice is used, how many gallons of the 30% juice must be used to obtain 20% pineapple solution \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #344470 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! --------percent ---------------- quantity \n" ); document.write( "Juice I 17 ---------------- 15 gallons \n" ); document.write( "juice II 30 ---------------- x gallons \n" ); document.write( "Mixture 20 ---------------- 15 + x gallons \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "17 * 15 + 30 x = 20 ( 15 + x ) \n" ); document.write( "255 + 30 x = 300 + 20 x \n" ); document.write( "30 x + -20 x = 300 - -255 \n" ); document.write( "10 x = 45 \n" ); document.write( "/ 10 \n" ); document.write( "x = 4.5 \n" ); document.write( " 4.5 gallons of 30 % juice II \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |