SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 18% orange juice?

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Question 925241: One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 18% orange juice?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the amount of 20% solution
.20x + .05(15L - x) = .18(15L)
x = .13(15L)/.15, the amount of 20% solution
15L+-+x = the amount of 5% solution