SOLUTION: one canned juice drink is 15% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 14% orange juice?
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Question 334505: one canned juice drink is 15% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 14% orange juice? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one canned juice drink is 15% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 14% orange juice?
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f = 15%
v = 5%
0.15f + 0.05v = 0.14*10
15f + 5v = 140
3f + v = 28
f + v = 10 (total volume)
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2f = 18
f = 9 liters of 15%
v = 1 liter of 5%
