SOLUTION: Emily mixed together 9 gal of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in brand A if the mixture contai

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Question 189296: Emily mixed together 9 gal of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice?
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The total volume is 8+%2B+9+=+17 gallons
Let the concentration of juice in A be given by X
The mixture is formed as follows:
x%2A9+%2B+0.48%2A8+=+0.30%2A17
x+=+%28%280.30%2A17%29-+%280.48%2A8%29%29+%2F+9%29
x+=+%285.1-3.84%29%2F9
x+=+.14
x = 14%