document.write( "Question 1107389: To create a breakfast beverage, grapefruit juice in two concentrations, 13% and 37% are combined together and mixed before being added with another juice. If 270 gallons of the 13% juice is used, how many gallons of the 37% juice must be used to obtain a 17% grapefruit juice solution \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #753224 by VFBundy(438)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Cross-multiply: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "0.13*(270) + 0.37x = 0.17(270 + x) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Simplify: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "35.1 + 0.37x = 45.9 + 0.17x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "0.20x = 10.8 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Solve for x: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x = 54 |