SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 9% orange juice. I've done th

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Question 839303: One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice.
How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 9% orange juice. I've done this problem over and over and Im not getting the right answer. Please help my understand. Thank YOu

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
Set-Up is:
.20x++%2B+.05%2815L-x%29+=+.09%2A15L
.15x = .04*15L
x = 4 L of 20% and 11 L of 5% solution