Problema Solution

one canned juice drink is 25% orange juice , another juice is 10% organge juice. How many litersof each should be mixed together in order to get 15L that is 17% orange juice?

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let


x = liters of the 25% orange juice

y = liters of the 10% orange juice


we mix x and y to obtain 15L of 17% orange juice thus


x + y = 15


0.25x + 0.10y=0.17*15


by solving the system of equations


x + y = 15

0.25x + 0.1y= 2.55


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x = 7L


y = 8L


we need to mix 7 liters of 25% orange juice and 8 liters of 10% orange juice in order to get 15L that is 17% orange juice.