SOLUTION: Monico needs to mix a 20% alcohol solution with a 60% alcohol solution to create 200 milliliters of a 24% solution. How many milliliters of each solution must Monico use? Answer

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Question 858604: Monico needs to mix a 20% alcohol solution with a 60% alcohol solution to create 200 milliliters of a 24% solution. How many milliliters of each solution must Monico use?
Answer: Monico must mix
______ milliliters of 20% solution and
______ milliliters of 60% solution.
How much alcohol is in each solution?
There are _______ milliliters of alcohol in the 20% solution.
There are __________ milliliters of alcohol in the 60% solution.
There are __________ milliliters of alcohol in the 24% solution.

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Monico needs to mix a 20% alcohol solution with a 60% alcohol solution to create 200 milliliters of a 24% solution. How many milliliters of each solution must Monico use?
Answer: Monico must mix
___180___ milliliters of 20% solution and
___20___ milliliters of 60% solution.
How much alcohol is in each solution?
There are ___36____ milliliters of alcohol in the 20% solution.
There are ____12______ milliliters of alcohol in the 60% solution.
There are ____48______ milliliters of alcohol in the 24% solution.
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let x=amt of 20% solution to mix
200-x=amt of 60% solution to mix
20%x+60%(200-x)=24%*200
.20x+120-.60x=48
.40x=72
x=180
200-x=20
amt of 20% solution to mix=180 ml
amt of 60% solution to mix=20 ml

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