SOLUTION: The chemists are trying to make the world's longest lasting perfume. On their first attempt, the chemists combined 5 milliliters of a substance containing 2% sandalwood with anoth

Question 1146451: The chemists are trying to make the world's longest lasting perfume.
On their first attempt, the chemists combined 5 milliliters of a substance containing 2% sandalwood with another substance containing 6% sandalwood to get a substance containing 5% sandalwood. How many milliliters of the substance containing 6% sandalwood must the chemists have used?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Glaviolette:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 ml. of 2% sandalwood
v ml. of 6% sandalwood
v+5 ml. of 5%

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------------milliliters of 6% sandalwood
Answer by Glaviolette(140) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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