SOLUTION: If x ml of water are added to 200 ml of pure orange (concentrate) the result is a mixture that is 80% orange juice (concentrate) and the rest water, what equations could be used to
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Question 234550: If x ml of water are added to 200 ml of pure orange (concentrate) the result is a mixture that is 80% orange juice (concentrate) and the rest water, what equations could be used to solve for x?
Please help me solve the problem too. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The total quantity of mixture at the end is the 200 ml of concentrate plus the amount of water added, , or . 80% of the mixture is pure concentrate, and the pure concentrate amount is 200 ml, so:
