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The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 65% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 85% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 80% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 100 pints of a mixture that is 80% pure fruit juice?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=pints of 65% fruit juice to be mixed
\n" ); document.write( "500-x=pints of 85% fruit juice to be mixed
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\n" ); document.write( "65%x+85%(500-x)=80%(500)
\n" ); document.write( ".65x+425-.85x=400
\n" ); document.write( ".20x=25
\n" ); document.write( "x=25/.2=125
\n" ); document.write( "500-x=375
\n" ); document.write( "ans:
\n" ); document.write( "pints of 65% fruit juice to be mixed=125
\n" ); document.write( "pints of 85% fruit juice to be mixed=375 \n" ); document.write( "

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