SOLUTION: A 12-ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate is mixed with 3 cans of cold water to obtain a mixture that is 10% juice. What is the percent of pure juice in the concentrate?
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Question 285474: A 12-ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate is mixed with 3 cans of cold water to obtain a mixture that is 10% juice. What is the percent of pure juice in the concentrate? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, edjones:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 12-ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate is mixed with 3 cans of cold water to obtain a mixture that is 10% juice. What is the percent of pure juice in the concentrate?
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Let the percent of the concentrate be "x":
Equation:
concen + concen = concentrate
12x + 0*3 = 0.10(x+3)
Multiply thru by 100 to get:
1200x = 10x + 30
1190x = 30
x = 0.025 = 2.5% (percent of pure juice in the concentrate)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1 can concentrate + 3 cans water = 1/4 of original concentration.
.10 * 4 = .40 = 40% original concentration.
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Ed
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