SOLUTION: Jim wants 14L of fruit punch that is 10% juice. He can only find punch that is 15% juice or punch that is 8% juice. How much of each should he purchase?

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Question 982838: Jim wants 14L of fruit punch that is 10% juice. He can only find punch that is 15% juice or punch that is 8% juice. How much of each should he purchase?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be volume of the 8% juice;
then 14-x is the volume of the 15% juice.
%28pureJuice%29%2F%28totalMix%29=fractionJuice

highlight%28%288x%2B15%2814-x%29%29%2F14=10%29------using percents

Solve for x;
Evaluate 14-x.