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the royal fruit company produces two types of fruit drinks. the first is 20 % pure fruit juice , and the second type is 45 % pure fruit juice. the company is attempting to producer a fruit drink that contains 35% pure fruit. how many pins of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 70 pins of a mixture that is 35% pure fruit juice

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\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow20\text{ \% X+45 \% (70-X)=}35\text{ \%}*70 \\ \Rightarrow0.2X+31.5-0.45X=24.5 \\ \Rightarrow0.25X=7 \\ X=28 \\ So,\text{ one juice is 28 pints and other (70-28)=42 pints } \end{gathered}

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