document.write( "Question 68347: Sarah sells a fruit juice that she makes by mixing together fruit juice concentrate and water. She wants her mixture to contain 30liters of 15% strength juice. How much of the fruit juice concentrate will she need if the concentrate contains 90% juice?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #48639 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ah sells a fruit juice that she makes by mixing together fruit juice concentrate and water. She wants her mixture to contain 30 liters of 15% strength juice. How much of the fruit juice concentrate will she need if the concentrate contains 90% juice? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of 90% solution. Then water = (30-x); (Water is a 0% solution:) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The percent equation, the water is out of it of course, but maybe it will make \n" ); document.write( "it more understandable: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "0(30-x) + .9x = .15(30) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "0 + .9x = 4.5 \n" ); document.write( "x = 4.5/.9 \n" ); document.write( "x = 5 liters of the 90% stuff; \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "25 liters of water will be required \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |