Question

A royal fruit company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 35% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 60% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 55% pure fruit juice. How many pints of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 80 pints of a mixture that is 55% pure fruit juice

Answer 1

Answer:

type 1 =16 , type 2= 64

Step-by-step explanation:

type I type 2

35% 60%

55%

60%-55% 55%-35 (subtract diagnol no.s)

=5 =20

1 4 ( 5:20=1:4)

1 part of type 1 is mixed with 4 parts of type 2 to get mixture of 55% juice

total parts =5parts = 80 pints

1 part = 16 pints = type 1

4 parts = 64 pints = type 2