document.write( "Question 874899: One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 6% orange juice? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #527835 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! percent ---------------- quantity \n" ); document.write( "Juice type I 20.00% ---------------- x liters \n" ); document.write( "juice type II 5.00% ------ 15 - x liters \n" ); document.write( "Mixture 6.00% ---------------- 15 \n" ); document.write( "Total 15 liters \n" ); document.write( "20.00% x + 5.00% ( 15 - x ) = 6.00% * 15 \n" ); document.write( "20 x + 5 ( 15 - x ) = 90 \n" ); document.write( "20 x + 75 - 5 x = 90 \n" ); document.write( "20 x - 5 x = 90 - -75 \n" ); document.write( "15 x = 15 \n" ); document.write( "/ 15 \n" ); document.write( " x = 1 liters 20.00% Juice type I \n" ); document.write( " 14 liters 5.00% juice type II \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |