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kevin wants to make a mixture that is 50% lemon juice and 50% lime juice how much 100% lesson juice should he add to a juice mixture that is 40% lemon juice and 60%lime juice to make 6 gallons of the 50% lemon 50%lime juice mixture

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Final answer:

To make a 50/50 mixture of lemon and lime juices, Kevin needs to add 1 gallon of 100% lemon juice to 5 gallons of the original mixture that is 40% lemon juice.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kevin wants to make a mixture that is 50% lemon juice and 50% lime juice. To do this, he needs to add 100% lemon juice to a juice mixture that is currently 40% lemon juice and 60% lime juice to make 6 gallons of the desired 50/50 mixture.

Step-by-step solution:

Simplify and solve for 'x': 2.4 - 0.40x + x = 3.

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.60 to find 'x': x = 1.

Kevin needs to add 1 gallon of 100% lemon juice to the existing mixture to create 6 gallons of a mixture that is 50% lemon juice and 50% lime juice.

User Totokaka
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He should add exactly 1 gallon of lemon juice..

No more, No less


User Fourat Ben Driaa
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