SOLUTION: How many ML of a 25% saline solution should be added to 30 mL of a 5% saline solution to obtain a mixture that is 10% saline solution?

SOLUTION: How many ML of a 25% saline solution should be added to 30 mL of a 5% saline solution to obtain a mixture that is 10% saline solution?

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Question 748425: How many ML of a 25% saline solution should be added to 30 mL of a 5% saline solution to obtain a mixture that is 10% saline solution?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = amount ml. of the 25% saline

This will be a one-variable linear equation. Solve for y.

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