SOLUTION: I need to calculate a mixture of 2 products: Mixture A = 58% of B + 42% of C A B C are all volumes in liters B is a known value. How do I calculate C

Question 846462: I need to calculate a mixture of 2 products:
Mixture A = 58% of B + 42% of C
A B C are all volumes in liters
B is a known value.
How do I calculate C

Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= volume of mixture A
= volume of product B in mixture A
= volume of product C in mixture A
Mixture A is made of 58% of product B and 42% of product C.
We assume that volumes are additive (or very nearly so),
meaning that .
B is 58% of A, so or
C is 42% of A, so or

With and ,
given any one of the volumes, you can calculate the other two volumes.
If you know ,
--> --> .
Then,
--> --> or
That can be calculated as approximately .
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