The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 30% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 55% pure fruit juice. The company is attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 35% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 30 pints of a mixture that is 35% pure fruit juice? O pints First fruit drink: Second fruit drink: pints

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The Royal Fruit Company produces two types of fruit drinks. The first type is 30% pure fruit juice, and the second type is 55% pure fruit juice. The company is
attempting to produce a fruit drink that contains 35% pure fruit juice. How many pints of each of the two existing types of drink must be used to make 30 pint=
of a mixture that is 35% pure fruit juice?
First fruit drink:
I pints
Second fruit drink: pints
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x= number of pints of the first fruit drink (30% of pure fruit juice)

y= number of pints of the second fruit drink (55% of pure fruit juice)

total volume is 30 pints

x+y=30

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