SOLUTION: 4 ounce of the mixture containing 6% salt is to be mixed with 9 ounces of a mixture which is 14% salt, in order to obtain a new solution. What is the percentage of salt in the resu

Question 781962: 4 ounce of the mixture containing 6% salt is to be mixed with 9 ounces of a mixture which is 14% salt, in order to obtain a new solution. What is the percentage of salt in the resulting solution? I can't remember how to set up this problem.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ounces of salt in 6% mixture
ounces of salt in 14% solution
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% salt in new solution is

There is 11.54 % salt in the new solution

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