SOLUTION: one canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. how many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 13% orange juice?
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Question 373047: one canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. how many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 13% orange juice? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = liters of 20% oj needed
Let = liters of 5% oj needed
given:
(1)
(2)
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From (2):
(2)
(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
And, from (1),
8 liters of 20% oj and 7 liters of 5% oj are needed
check the answer:
(2)
OK
