document.write( "Question 1203315: The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 20% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 70% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 35% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 50 pints of a mixture that is 35% pure fruit juice? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Here is a fast and easy informal way to solve any 2-part mixture problem like this, if formal algebra is not required.

\n" ); document.write( "Observe/calculate that 35% is 15/50 = 3/10 of the way from 20% to 70%.
\n" ); document.write( "That means 3/10 of the mixture is the ingredient with the higher percentage of fruit juice.

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWERS:
\n" ); document.write( "3/10 of 50 pints, or 15 pints, of the drink with 70% fruit juice; the other 50-15 = 35 pints of the drink with 20% fruit juice.

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