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

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Question 198834: Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contaings 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30% fruit juice.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x= gallons of fruit juice in 9 gallons of brand A drink
given:
.48%2A8+=+3.84 gallons of juice in brand B drink
In words:
(total gals of juice in mixture)/(gals of mixture) = % juice
%28x+%2B+3.84%29+%2F+%289+%2B+8%29+=+.3
x+%2B+3.84+=+17%2A.3
x+%2B+3.84+=+5.1
x+=+1.26
1.26+%2F+9+=+.14
Brand A drink has 14% fruit juice