SOLUTION: Suppose that you have a supply of a 35% solution of alcohol and a 65% solution of alcohol. How many quarts of each should be mixed to produce 60 quarts that is 55% alcohol?

SOLUTION: Suppose that you have a supply of a 35% solution of alcohol and a 65% solution of alcohol. How many quarts of each should be mixed to produce 60 quarts that is 55% alcohol?

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Question 836170: Suppose that you have a supply of a 35% solution of alcohol and a 65% solution of alcohol. How many quarts of each should be mixed to produce 60 quarts that is 55% alcohol?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u for volume of 35%
v for volume of 65%

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See the lesson through the lesson link in my profile, "Mixing two concentrations for known amount of mixture" for better understanding.
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