Math Problem Statement

a certain drink contains only 10% of mango juice. how much juice in litres has to be added to one litres of this drink so that the new mixture will contain 40% of mango juice

Solution

Let:

  • xx be the amount of mango juice (in liters) to be added to the 1 liter of drink.

Currently, the drink contains:

  • 10% mango juice, so 0.10.1 liters of mango juice.

After adding xx liters of pure mango juice, the total volume of the mixture will be:

  • 1+x1 + x liters.

We want the mango juice to make up 40% of the total volume. This leads to the equation:

0.1+x1+x=0.4\frac{0.1 + x}{1 + x} = 0.4

To solve for xx:

  1. Multiply both sides by 1+x1 + x:

    0.1+x=0.4(1+x)0.1 + x = 0.4(1 + x)

  2. Expand and simplify:

    0.1+x=0.4+0.4x0.1 + x = 0.4 + 0.4x

  3. Move all terms involving xx to one side:

    x0.4x=0.40.1x - 0.4x = 0.4 - 0.1

    0.6x=0.30.6x = 0.3

  4. Divide by 0.60.6:

    x=0.30.6=0.5x = \frac{0.3}{0.6} = 0.5

Thus, 0.5 liters of pure mango juice needs to be added to achieve 40% mango juice in the mixture.

Would you like further clarification, or do you have more questions?


Here are 5 related questions:

  1. How would the calculation change if we wanted 50% mango juice in the mixture?
  2. What if the initial drink had only 5% mango juice?
  3. How can we find the percentage if we added 1 liter of mango juice instead?
  4. What if we started with 2 liters of the initial 10% juice drink?
  5. How does this relate to problems involving ratios and percentages in mixtures?

Tip: For mixture problems, setting up equations based on percentages helps ensure accurate results.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Algebra
Ratios
Percentages

Formulas

\( \frac{0.1 + x}{1 + x} = 0.4 \)

Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grades 8-10