SOLUTION: 5.
How many pounds of an $83 per pound substance must be mixed with an $11 per pound substance to get 240 lbs of an alloy which will cost $28 per pound? Round to the nearest pound
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Question 619794: 5.
How many pounds of an $83 per pound substance must be mixed with an $11 per pound substance to get 240 lbs of an alloy which will cost $28 per pound? Round to the nearest pound.
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5.
How many pounds of an $83 per pound substance must be mixed with an $11 per pound substance to get 240 lbs of an alloy which will cost $28 per pound? Round to the nearest pound.
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Do it like this one:
if a 14% acid solution is mixed with a 19% acid solution to produce 45 gallons of a 15% acid solution how much (in gallons) of each solution should be used?
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f = 14%
n = 19%
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f + n = 45 (total gallons)
14f + 19n = 15*45 (total acid)
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n = 45 - f
Sub for n
14f + 19*(45-f) = 675
14f + 855 - 19f = 675
-5f = -180
f = 36 gallons of 14%
n = 9 gallons of 19%
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