SOLUTION: at a cosmetics company, 40L of pure aloe cream are mixed with 50L of a moisturizer that is 64% aloe. what is the percent concentration of aloe in the resulting mixture?

Question 998080: at a cosmetics company, 40L of pure aloe cream are mixed with 50L of a moisturizer that is 64% aloe. what is the percent concentration of aloe in the resulting mixture?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, fractalier:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

, the decimal fraction.

Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The setup looks like this:
40(1) + 50(.64) = (40+50)x
40 + 32 = 90x
72 = 90x
x = 72/90 = .8 = 80%
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