document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170828>Question 1170828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An orange punch is 45% juice and a mango punch is 20% juice. By combining the two, a company is making 500 L of a fruit punch that is 40% juice. How many liters of orange punch are needed for the company’s concoction? Make sure to include units. *<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #795714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=795714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number of liters of orange punch in the fruit punch. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of liters of mango is 500 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of liters of orange + mango juice is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.45x + 0.2(500 - x), and this must equal the number of liters <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the fruit punch, which is 0.4*500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.45x + 100 - 0.2x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x = 100 -> x = 400 L<BR>\n" );
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