SOLUTION: A grocer mixed Apple juice that costs $12.50 per gallon with 25 gallons of cranberry juice that costs $31.50 per gallon. How much apple juice was used to make cran-apple juice cost
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Question 1101350: A grocer mixed Apple juice that costs $12.50 per gallon with 25 gallons of cranberry juice that costs $31.50 per gallon. How much apple juice was used to make cran-apple juice costing $25 per gallon? Found 4 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli, ikleyn, richwmiller:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A grocer mixed Apple juice that costs $12.50 per gallon with 25 gallons of cranberry juice that costs $31.50 per gallon. How much apple juice was used to make cran-apple juice costing $25 per gallon?
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value + value = value
12.5x +31.5*25 = 25*(x+25)
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125x + 315*25 = 250x + 250*25
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125x = 65*25
5x = 65
x = 13 gallons (amt. of apple juice needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = gallons of apple juice needed
13 gallons of apple juice are needed
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check:
OK
You can put this solution on YOUR website! check 13 gallons
13*12.50+25*31.50=(13+25)*25
162.5+787.5=38*25
950=950
ok 13 gallons
check 17 gallons
17*12.50+25*31.50=(17+25)*25
212.5+787.5=42*25
1000=1050
not ok 17 gallons
Stan's error was 315-250=65 not 85
125x = 85*25 should have been
125x = 65*25
5x=65
x=13
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