The royal fruit company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 35% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 80% pure fruit juice.

Question

The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contain 70% pure fruit juice. how many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 140 pints of a mixture that is 70% pure fruit juice

Answer 1

x represents the amoutn of 35% juice

140 - x represents the amount of 80% juice

0.35x + 0.80(140 - x) = 0.70(140)

Can you solve for x and answer?