SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 25​% orange​ juice; another is 10​% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 11​% orange​ juic

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Question 1155966: One canned juice drink is 25​% orange​ juice; another is 10​% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 11​% orange​ juice?
How many liters of the 25​% orange juice should be in the​ mixture?
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How many liters of the 10​% orange juice should be in the​ mixture?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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v, volume of 25%
15-v, volume of 10%
11%, concentration wanted

25v%2B10%2815-v%29=11%2A15
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25v%2B10%2A15-10v=11%2A15
%2825-10%29v%2B10%2A15=11%2A15
%2825-10%29v=11%2A15-10%2A15
highlight%28v=15%28%2811-10%29%2F%2825-10%29%29%29 OR highlight%28v=15%281%2F15%29=1%29, liters of the 25% juice