The royal fruit company produces two types of fruit drinks. the first type is 20% pure fruit juice, and the second is 70% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 35% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drinks must be used to make 60 pints of a mixture that is 35% pure fruit juice?

We have 20% fruit juice and 70% fruit juice.

We need 60 pints of 35% fruit juice.

We set up 2 equations where t is 20% and s is 70%

t + s = 60 pints

.20t + .70s = (.35 * 60)

We solve for both unknowns

t = 42  s = 18

We need 42 pints of 20% and 18 pints of 70 %

DOUBLE CHECK

42 pints of 20% = 8.40 pints of juice 33.6 pints water

18 pints of 70% = 12.60 pints of juice 5.40 pints water

TOTAL mixture = 21 pints juice 39 pints water = 60 total pints

21 pints juice / 60 = .35 (or 35% fruit juice)

Correct !!!

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