SOLUTION: Let n ounces of a 15% acid solution be mixed with m ounces of a 55% salt solution. Which of the following are possible salt concentrations of the mixture? (Select all that apply.)

Question 1047315: Let n ounces of a 15% acid solution be mixed with m ounces of a 55% salt solution. Which of the following are possible salt concentrations of the mixture? (Select all that apply.)
10%
40%
45%
50%
85%
Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let n ounces of a 15% acid solution be mixed with m ounces of a 55% salt solution.
Which of the following are possible salt concentrations of the mixture? (Select all that apply.)

10%     - impossible

40%     - possible, depending on  "n"  and  "m"

45%     - possible, depending on  "n"  and  "m"

50%     - possible, depending on  "n"  and  "m"

85%     - impossible

The recipe is: Only values in between 15% and 55% are achievable.

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