Martin combined different amounts of orange juice, pineapple juice, and strawberry juice to make 1850 milliliters (ml) of fruit punch. The amount of orange juice combined was x ml. The amount of pineapple juice combined was 100 ml more than the amount of orange juice, and the amount of strawberry juice was half the amount of orange juice. This is represented in the equation below.
x + (x + 100) + 1/2 x = 1850
What was the difference in the amounts of pineapple juice and strawberry juice Martin combined?

100 ml

450 ml

700 ml

950 ml

Question

Martin combined different amounts of orange juice, pineapple juice, and strawberry juice to make 1850 milliliters (ml) of fruit punch. The amount of orange juice combined was x ml. The amount of pineapple juice combined was 100 ml more than the amount of orange juice, and the amount of strawberry juice was half the amount of orange juice. This is represented in the equation below.
x + (x + 100) + 1/2 x = 1850
What was the difference in the amounts of pineapple juice and strawberry juice Martin combined?

 100 ml

 450 ml

 700 ml

 950 ml

anonymous · Answer

solve for x, x=700
pineapple juice is 700+100=800ml
strawberry: 700/2=350 ml
so, difference= 450 ml

anonymous · Answer

thank you @Arnab09