Question

Yuri makes his own citrus vinaigrette salad dressing. He likes the dressing best if it contains 20% fruit juice. He has a bottle of dressing mixture that contains 50% juice and 3 cups of dressing that contains 10% juice. How much of the dressing mix with 50% juice should Yuri add to the dressing mix with 10% juice to get the dressing he prefers with 20% juice? Show your work.

Answer 1

this is a common "mixture" algebra word problem....

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Answer 2

okay, how?

Answer 3

one moment while I make it....

Answer 4

alright