document.write( "Question 729500: Emily mixed together 9 gallons of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gallons of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = percent of fruit juice in 9 gallons of brand A
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"+9+%2B+8+=+17+\"$ gallons of total mixture
\n" ); document.write( "There is $\"+.3%2A17+=+5.1+\"$ gallons of fruit juice in the total mixture
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%2A9+%2B+.48%2A8+=+5.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9x+=+5.1+-+3.84+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9x+=+1.26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+.14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There is 14% fruit juice in 9 gallons of brand A
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+.14%2A9+%2B+.48%2A8+%29+%2F+17+=+.3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.26+%2B+3.84+=+.3%2A17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5.1+=+5.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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