SOLUTION: a chemist mixes a 10% saline solution with a 20%saline solution to make 500ml of a 16% saline solution. how many milliliters of each solution does the chemist mix together.

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Question 1106971: a chemist mixes a 10% saline solution with a 20%saline solution to make 500ml of a 16% saline solution. how many milliliters of each solution does the chemist mix together.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The equation accounts for anhydrous "saline", with x as the volume of the 10% saline solution.

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-------mL of the 10%
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------mL of the 20%

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