SOLUTION: If a medicine is mixed three parts water to one part solution, and this made 80ml of medicine. How much solution was used? 10,20,30,40 or 180ml

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Question 896055: If a medicine is mixed three parts water to one part solution, and this made 80ml of medicine. How much solution was used? 10,20,30,40 or 180ml
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = ml of solution
Let = ml of water
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(1)
(2) ml
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(1)
Substitute this result into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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There is 20 ml of solution

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