For his birthday party Jacob mixed together 8 gal. Of Brand A fruit punch and 2 gal. of brand B. Brand A contains 60% fruit juice an brand B contains 10% fruit juice. What percent of the mixture is fruit juice?

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Maestro

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18 December, 00:38

For his birthday party Jacob mixed together 8 gal. Of Brand A fruit punch and 2 gal. of brand B. Brand A contains 60% fruit juice an brand B contains 10% fruit juice. What percent of the mixture is fruit juice?

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Lucille · Answer 1

The answer is 5 gallons

Its very simple.

Turn 60% and 10% into decimals (.60 and. 10)

Multiply 8 gallons (brand A) by. 60 and you get 4.8 gallons

Multiply 2 gallons (brand B) by. 10 and you get. 2 gallons

Add them up and you get 5 gallons.