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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
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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?

User Vidhi Dave
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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.
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