SOLUTION: "ORANGE THIRST" IS 15% ORANGE JUICE AND "QUENCHO" IS 5% ORANGE JUICE. HOW MANY LITERS OF EACH SHOULD BE COMBINED IN ORDER TO GET 10 LITERS OF A MIXTURE THAT IS 10% ORANGE JUICE?
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Question 131476: "ORANGE THIRST" IS 15% ORANGE JUICE AND "QUENCHO" IS 5% ORANGE JUICE. HOW MANY LITERS OF EACH SHOULD BE COMBINED IN ORDER TO GET 10 LITERS OF A MIXTURE THAT IS 10% ORANGE JUICE?
THANKS Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .15x+.05(10-x)=.10*10
.15x+.5-.05x=1
.10x=1-.5
.10x=.5
x=.5/.10
x=5 liters is the amount of 15% juice needed.
10-5=5 liters of 5% is needed.
proof:
.15*5+.05*5=.1*10
.75+.25=1
1=1
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