SOLUTION: What quantity of 80 per cent acid solution must be mixed with a 30 per cent solution to produce 1200 mL of a 50 per cent solution? mL of acid solution = I am not sure where to

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Question 863767: What quantity of 80 per cent acid solution must be mixed with a 30 per cent solution to produce 1200 mL of a 50 per cent solution?
mL of acid solution =
I am not sure where to start, and how to figure this out.
Thank you
Marie

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This will explain everything you need about this general problem:

Mixing two concentrations for known amount of mixture

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