SOLUTION: How much 100% acid is need along with 20% acid to get 60liters of 40% acid?

Algebra.Com
Question 933481: How much 100% acid is need along with 20% acid to get 60liters of 40% acid?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A be the amount of 100% and B be the amount of 20%.
1.
.
.

2.
Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,



Then,



RELATED QUESTIONS

how much pure acid should be mixed with 3 gallons of 20% acid solution to get a 40% acid... (answered by tommyt3rd)
How much pure acid should be mixed with 6 gallons of a 20% acid solution in order to get... (answered by josgarithmetic)
How much pure acid should be mixed with 6 gallons of a 20% acid solution in order to get... (answered by Fombitz)
How much pure acid must be mixed with 80 liters of 20% acid to get 90 %... (answered by nerdybill)
how much 20% acid must be mixed with 5% acid to make 30mL of 12%... (answered by josgarithmetic)
How much 20% hydrochloric acid must be mixed with 40 mL of 8% acid to form the 12% acid... (answered by prince_abubu)
A chemist needs to create a solution consisting of 70% hydrochloric acid (the other 30%... (answered by TimothyLamb)
how much pure acid should be mixed with 4 gallons of a 60% acid solution in order to get... (answered by robertb)
How much pure acid should be mixed with 55 gallons of aa 40 %40% acid solution in order... (answered by josmiceli)