Question

Jordan mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which contains 48% fruit juice. Find the juice in Brand A If the mixture contained 30% fruit juice.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

You do this by figuring out the amounts of pure fruit juice in all.

Explanation:

Mixture:

17 gal 30% contains:  

17

⋅

30

100

=

5.10

gal pure juice

From Brand B:

8 gal 48% contains:  

8

⋅

48

100

=

3.84

gal pure juice

So  

5.10

−

3.84

=

1.26

gal came from 9 gal of brand A

So the percentage of A is:

1.26

9

⋅

100

=

14

%

pure juice.

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