SOLUTION: The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 20% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 45% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produc

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Question 1155558: The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 20% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 45% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains
40% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make
60 pints of a mixture that is 40% pure fruit juice?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x of the 45%
60-x of the 20%

20%2860-x%29%2B45x=40%2A60
If you solve this and hold off on all computations until the end, you can find
highlight_green%28x=60%28%2840-20%29%2F%2845-20%29%29%29.
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48 pints of the 45% juice and 12 pints of the 20% juice