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A recipe for punch requires 8 quarts of orange juice concentrate, 2 quarts of cranberry juice, and enough water to make a total of 14 quarts of punch. How much water is needed for this recipe?
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A recipe for punch requires 8 quarts of orange juice concentrate, 2 quarts of cranberry juice, and enough water to make a total of 14 quarts of punch. How much water is needed for this recipe?

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1. Find the sum of quarts for all of the juices.

8q OJ + 2q CJ + Xq H2O = 14

2. There are 10q of juice in the punch. The remaining liquid is water. Find the difference between 14q and 10q.

14q - 10q = 4q H2O

Answer: 4 quarts of water is needed for this recipe.
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