SOLUTION: i am making a green potion mixture from two solutions, one containing 24% green color, the other 17% green. I need 5 liters of a solution with 18.5% green color. How much 24% and 1

Question 159209: i am making a green potion mixture from two solutions, one containing 24% green color, the other 17% green. I need 5 liters of a solution with 18.5% green color. How much 24% and 17% should i mix?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
(liters of green in 24% mixture)+(liters of green in 17% mixture) / (5 liters)=
18.5%
Let = liters of 24% mixture required
Let = liters of 17% mixture required

Also known is:

So,

multiply both sides by

liters

liters
I need 1.071 liters of the 24% mixture and 3.929 liters of the 17% mixture
check answers:

OK
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