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Question 1174998: A chemist has three different acid solutions. The first acid solution contains 25% acid, the second contains 35% and the third contains 75%. He wants to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture of 64 liters containing 50% acid, using 33 times as much of the 75% solution as the 35% solution. How many liters of each solution should be used?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
 Question States:
 .25(64 -x -33x) + .35x + .75(33x) = .50(64L)
    .25(64) - .25x - .25(33x) + .35x + .75(33x) = .50(64L)
         .50(33x) + .10x = .25(64L)
               x(.50(33) + .10) = .25(64L)
               x = 
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