24 oz of juice p and 25 oz of juice v are mixed to make smothies x and y. the ratio of p to v in smothie x is 4 is to 1 and that in y is 1 is to 5. how many ounces of juice p are contained in the smothie x?
Answers
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 25
<gadget id="calculator">25 * 1</gadget>
<output>25</output>

<result>E</result>
24 oz of juice p and 25 oz of juice v are mixed to make smothies x and y. the ratio of p to v in smothie x is 4 is to 1 and that in y is 1 is to 5. how many ounces of juice p are contained in the smothie x?
multiply(25, 1)
let us now solve for x : ( 4 / 5 ) x + ( 1 / 6 ) ( 49 - x ) = 24 24 x + 5 ( 49 - x ) = ( 24 ) ( 30 ) 24 x + 245 - 5 x = ( 24 ) ( 30 ) 19 x = 720 - 245 19 x = 475 x = 25 answer : e