document.write( "Question 582000: Please help me solve the following,I am stumped. One canned juice drink is 25% orange juice, another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15 liters that is 14% orange juice?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #371920 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! One canned juice drink is 25% orange juice, another is 10% orange juice. \n" ); document.write( " How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15 liters that is 14% orange juice? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Two equations: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Total amt of juice \n" ); document.write( "a + b = 15 \n" ); document.write( "b = (15-a); use this form for substitution \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Percent juice amt \n" ); document.write( ".25a + .10b = .14(15) \n" ); document.write( "replace b with (15-a) \n" ); document.write( ".25a + .10(15-a) = 2.1 \n" ); document.write( ".25a + 1.5 - .10a = 2.1 \n" ); document.write( ".25a - .10a = 2.1 - 1.5 \n" ); document.write( ".15a = .6 \n" ); document.write( "a = .6/.15 \n" ); document.write( "a = 4 liter so 25% juice \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "you can find b, the amt of 10% juice \n" ); document.write( " |