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Question 1152758: One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 L that is 29% orange juice? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 L that is 29% orange juice?
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y, the volume of the 30% orange
25-y, volume of the 5% orange
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----------liters of the 30% orange juice
-------------liter of the 5% orange juice
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One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 L that is 29% orange juice?
Let amount of 30% OJ to mix be T
Then amount of 5% OJ to mix = 25 - T
We then get: .3T + .05(25 - T) = .29(25)
.3T + .05(25) - .05T = .29(25)
.3T - .05T = .29(25) - (.05(25)
.25T = .24(25)
T, or amount of 30% OJ to mix =
Amount of 5% OJ to mix =
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