SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 10% orange juice?

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Question 925695: One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 10% orange juice?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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.15x + .05(10L - x) = .10(10L)
x = .05(10L)/.10 , amount of 15%
10L+-+x is the amount of 5%