SOLUTION: Is there a formula to combine like solution concentrations to make 100% For Instance if you have a 123% pigment solution and an 87% pigment solution, how do combine them to make

Question 405276: Is there a formula to combine like solution concentrations to make 100%
For Instance if you have a 123% pigment solution and an 87% pigment solution, how do combine them to make a 100% solution?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is there a formula to combine like solution concentrations to make 100%
For Instance if you have a 123% pigment solution and an 87% pigment solution, how do combine them to make a 100% solution?
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There is no such thing as a 123% pigment solution.
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Let's try the math as if there was such a thing:
pigment + pigment = pigment
1.23x + 0.87y = 1.00(x+y)
Multiply thru by 100 to get:
123x + 87y = 100x+100y
23x = 23y
x = y
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That means 1.23x + 0.87x = 1*(x+x)
2x = 2x
x = x
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So no matter what quantity of 123% solution you
add to 87% solution you get 100% solution.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Stan H.
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