Problema Solution
One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 10L that is 19% orange juice?
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Let
x = liters of the 20% orange juice
y = liters of the 10% orange juice
Using the information given we can write the following system of equations:
x + y = 10
0.20x + 0.10y = 0.19*10
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x = 9 l
y = 1 l
9 liters of 20% orange juice should be mixed with 1 l of 10% orange juice.