Question

Aarav mixed 4L of cranberry juice into 6L of apple juice and that had 40% sugar. If the cranapple mixture was 38% sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice.

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Sara mixed 5 L of cranberry juice into 4 L of apple juice, that had 33% sugar. If the cranapple mixture was 40% sugar, what was the percent of sugar in the cranberry juice?

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Equation:

sugarin cranberry + sugar in apple = sugar in mixture

0.33*4 + (x/100)*5 = 0.40*(4+5)

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Multiply thru by 100 to get:

33*4 + 5x = 40*9

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5x = 360-33*4

5x = 228

x = 45.6

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Ans: 45.6% sugar in cranberry juice

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