SOLUTION: Bruce has a bottle that contains 60% of lemon juice and the rest water. The bottle has 1 liter of water. Write an equation in one variable that can be used to find the total number

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Question 792267: Bruce has a bottle that contains 60% of lemon juice and the rest water. The bottle has 1 liter of water. Write an equation in one variable that can be used to find the total number of liters of lemon juice and water in the bottle. Define the variable used in the equation.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +x+ = total liters in bottle
+.6x+ = liters of lemon juice in bottle
+x+=+.6x+%2B+1+