SOLUTION: one canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice.How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 20L that is 15% orange juice?

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Question 299198: one canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice.How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 20L that is 15% orange juice?
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one canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice.How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 20L that is 15% orange juice?
let x = number of liters of 30% juice

+30x+%2B+10%28highlight%2820%29-x%29+=+15%28highlight%2820%29%29+
30x - 10x + 200 = 300
20x = 100
x = 5
5 L of 30%
15 L of 10%
& bob's your uncle!