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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 90% 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 120 pints of a mixture that is 80% pure fruit juice?
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\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq:: s + n = 120 pints
\n" ); document.write( "Juice Eq:: 65S+90n = 80*120
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination:
\n" ); document.write( "65s + 65n = 65*120
\n" ); document.write( "65s + 90n = 80*120
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"n\":
\n" ); document.write( "25n = 15*120
\n" ); document.write( "n = (3/5)120 = 72 pints (amt of 90% needed)
\n" ); document.write( "s = 120-72 = 48 pints (amt of 65% needed)
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