SOLUTION: One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each would it take to to create a 10L mixture that is 10% orange juice?

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Question 849614: One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each would it take to to create a 10L mixture that is 10% orange juice?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is how that type of problem solution works.

u = volume of the 5% juice
v = volume of the 15% juice

%285u%2B15v%29%2F10=10 and u%2Bv=10
Solve the system for u and v.