SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 15​% orange​ juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 5L that is 12​% orange

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Question 1095643: One canned juice drink is 15​% orange​ juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 5L that is 12​% orange​ juice?
How many liters of the 15% orange juice should be in the mixture?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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15x%2B10%285-x%29=12%2A5, x being for how much of the 15%.

3x%2B2%285-x%29=12
3x%2B10-2x=12
x=2
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