SOLUTION: One solution containing 20% alcohol is mixed with another solution containing 60% alcohol to make 20 gal of a solution that is 30% alcohol. How much of each solution is used?
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Question 926784: One solution containing 20% alcohol is mixed with another solution containing 60% alcohol to make 20 gal of a solution that is 30% alcohol. How much of each solution is used? Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One solution containing 20% alcohol is mixed with another solution containing 60% alcohol to make 20 gal of a solution that is 30% alcohol. How much of each solution is used?
So that's x+y = 20
So that's (0.20)x+(0.60)y = (0.30)(20)
Solve the resulting system of two equations in two unknowns.
Answer: x=15, y=5
Edwin
