SOLUTION: (Can someone please help?) One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 5L that is 11%

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Question 843232: (Can someone please help?)
One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 5L that is 11% orange juice?
How many liters of the 15% orange juice should be in the mixture__ L ?
How many liters of the 10% orange juice should be in the mixture__ L ?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2810u%2B15v%29%2F5=11 and u%2Bv=5