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Algebra.Com's Answer #424217 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An 80% fruit juice concentrate is to be mixed with water to produce 10 gallons of 20% \n" ); document.write( "fruit juice mixture. How much of each is needed? \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "water + water = water \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "0.20x + 1*(10-x) = 0.80*10 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get: \n" ); document.write( "20x + 100*10 - 100x = 80*10 \n" ); document.write( "-80x = -10*10 \n" ); document.write( "x = 1.25 gallons (amt. of 20% juice needed) \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "10-x = 8.75 gallons (amt. water needed) \n" ); document.write( "=================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |