Question 489877
Fifty liters of pure maple syrup that costs $9.50 per liter are mixed with imitation maple syrup that costs $ 4.00 per liter. How much imitation maple syrup is needed to make a mixture that costs $5.00 per liter?
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Let x = amount (liters) of imitation maple
then
50(9.50) + x(4) = (50+x)5
475 + 4x = 250+5x
475 = 250+x
200 liters = x