SOLUTION: In the lab, Maya has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. She uses
500
milliliters less of Solution A than Solution B. Solution A is
20%
a
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Question 1029120: In the lab, Maya has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. She uses
500
milliliters less of Solution A than Solution B. Solution A is
20%
alcohol and Solution B is
17%
alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution B does she use, if the resulting mixture has
492
milliliters of pure alcohol?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = ml of solution B needed
= ml of solution A used
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She uses 1600 ml of solution B
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check:
OK
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