SOLUTION: Silvia wants to mix 40% apple juice drink with pure apple juice to make 4L of a juice drink that is 90% apple juice. How much pure apple juice should she use? Express answer as a m
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Question 1127082: Silvia wants to mix 40% apple juice drink with pure apple juice to make 4L of a juice drink that is 90% apple juice. How much pure apple juice should she use? Express answer as a mixed number or fraction in simplest terms, if necessary. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
Let x be the volume of the pure apple juice to be added, in liters.
Then the volume of the 40% juice to be mixed is (4-x) liters.
Your equation is
0.4*(4-x) + x = 0.9*4
saying that the sum of amounts of the pure apple juice in both input ingredients is equal to that in resulting mix.
Simplify and solve the equation
1.6 - 0.4x + x = 3.6
0.6x = 3.6 - 1.6
0.6x = 2
x = = = = .
Answer. liters of the pure apple juice should be added.
Check. = 0.9, or 90% concentration. ! Correct !
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(1) 90% is 5/6 of the way from 40% to 100%. (Do some simple mental calculations: 90-40 = 50; 100-40 = 60; 50/60 = 5/6)
(2) Therefore, 5/6 of the mixture must be the higher percent juice.
