SOLUTION: A fruit juice company mixes pineapple juice that sells for $5.50 per gallon with 100 gallons of orange juice that sells for $3.00 per gallon. How much pineapple juice is used to ma
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Question 781662: A fruit juice company mixes pineapple juice that sells for $5.50 per gallon with 100 gallons of orange juice that sells for $3.00 per gallon. How much pineapple juice is used to make a pineapple-orange juice drink selling for $3.50 per gallon? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A fruit juice company mixes pineapple juice that sells for $5.50 per gallon with 100 gallons of orange juice that sells for $3.00 per gallon. How much pineapple juice is used to make a pineapple-orange juice drink selling for $3.50 per gallon?
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Equation:
value + value = value
3*100 + 5.5x = 3.5(100+x)
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Multiply thru by 10 to get:
3000 + 55x = 35*100 + 35x
20x = 500
x = 25 gallons (amt. of $5.50 juice needed)
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Cheers
Stan H.
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