SOLUTION: a lab technician has a solution of 50% acid and another that is 70% acid. He combines each solution to produce 20 liters of 55% acid solution. Write a system of equations that coul
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: a lab technician has a solution of 50% acid and another that is 70% acid. He combines each solution to produce 20 liters of 55% acid solution. Write a system of equations that could be used to solve this problem.
This question is from textbook california Algebra 1
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets call the amount of 50% and 70% acid,f and s, respectively
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f+s=20............eq 1
.5f+.7s=.55(20)...eq 2
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rewrite eq 1 to f=20-s and plug that value into eq 2
:
.5(20-s)+.7s=11
:
10-.5s+.7s=11
:
.2s=1
:
liters of 70% solution
:
liters of 50% solution
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