SOLUTION: If medicine is mixed three parts water to one part solution,and this made 80ml of medicine how much solution was used?
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Question 1017040: If medicine is mixed three parts water to one part solution,and this made 80ml of medicine how much solution was used?
Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=amount in 1 part=amount of solution
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3x=3 parts=amount of water
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x+3x=80ml
4x=80ml
x=20ml
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ANSWER: 20 ml of solution was used.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = ml of solution
= ml of water
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20 ml of solution was used
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check:
OK
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