SOLUTION: The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 45% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 95% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produc

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Question 996684: The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 45% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 95% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 90% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 120 pints of a mixture that is
90% pure fruit juice?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The neat way to solve is to use the method demonstrated in this:
Two-part mixture problem using just one variable