SOLUTION: one canned juice drink is 25% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. how many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L THAT IS 24% ORANGE JUICE? HOW MANY LIT

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Question 325983: one canned juice drink is 25% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. how many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L THAT IS 24% ORANGE JUICE? HOW MANY LITERS OF 25% ORANGE JUICE SHOULD BE IN THE MIXTURE? How many liters of 10% orange juice should be in the mixture?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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juice drink is 25% orange juice; let this be x liters
another is 10% orange juice. this will be 25-x liters
Mixture 15L THAT IS 24% ORANGE JUICE.
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0.25x+0.1(25-x)=15*0.24
0.25x+2.5-0.1x = 3.6
0.15x=3.6-2.5
0.15x=0.9
x=0.9%2F0.15
x= 6 liters 25% juice
15-6 = 9 liters will be 10% juice