SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 liters that is 7% of orange juice.
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Question 995277: One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 liters that is 7% of orange juice. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25 liters that is 7% of orange juice.
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Equation:
orange + orange = orange
0.30x + 0.05(25-x) = 0.07*25
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30x + 5*25 - 5x = 7*25
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25x = 2*25
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x = 2 liters (amt. of 30% juice needed)
25-x = 23 liters (amt. of 5% juice needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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