SOLUTION: a chemist has two solutions of HNO3. One has a 40% concentration and the other has a 25% concentration. How many liters of each solution must be mixed to obtain 70 liters of a 32%

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Question 894173: a chemist has two solutions of HNO3. One has a 40% concentration and the other has a 25% concentration. How many liters of each solution must be mixed to obtain 70 liters of a 32% solution
x=40%=0.4x
25%=70-x
0.25(70-x)
0.4x+0.25(70-x)=32

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maybe the percents are as mass per volume???

If this is the case, then like this to solve:

u = ml of 25%
v = ml of 40%

and .

The concentration equation is simplifiable to .

Solve the system, .

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