SOLUTION: how many pints of a 14% isotrpphic alchohol solution should jerry mix with 15 pints of a 5% isotrophic alchohol solution to get a mixture that is 11% isotrophic alchohol?

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Question 720827: how many pints of a 14% isotrpphic alchohol solution should jerry mix with 15 pints of a 5% isotrophic alchohol solution to get a mixture that is 11% isotrophic alchohol?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y pints of 14% and x pints of 5%. Want 11%.

and . Find x and y.

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