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Two different gasohol mixtures are available. One contains 5% alcohol and the other 12% alcohol. How much of each should be mixed to obtain 500 gallons of
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Two different gasohol mixtures are available. One contains 5% alcohol and the other 12% alcohol. How much of each should be mixed to obtain 500 gallons of gasohol containing 10% alcohol?
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Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=500
.05x+.12y=.10*500
x=142.857, y=357.143
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