SOLUTION: How many gallons of pure water should be added to 10 gallons of a solution containing 15% juice so that the remaining solution contains 5% juice? Fill in the table: What is the

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Question 885059: How many gallons of pure water should be added to 10 gallons of a solution containing 15% juice so that the remaining solution contains 5% juice?
Fill in the table:
What is the amount of juice in the original solution? a =
What is the original amount of solution in gallons? b = How much juice is added? c =
How much total solution is added?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming the juice is mostly water and density is not too different from water,

x = gallons of water to add,
10%2A15%2F%2810%2Bx%29=5.
Solve for x.