One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice, another is 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 25L that is 8% orange juice.

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anonymous · Answer

x=liter of 30 percent solution
y= liter of 5 percent solution
.3x+.05y=25(.08)
x+y=25

anonymous · Answer

How do I determine how many liters of the 30% would be used and how many of the 5% would be used?

anonymous · Answer

you would find x and y

anonymous · Answer

Then you can use substitution or set up a system of equations to solve for x and y.

anonymous · Answer

Use either
x=25-y
y=25-x