document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256527>Question 256527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cara is preparing an acid solution.  She needs 200 milliliters of 48% concentration solution.  Cara has 60% and 40% concentration solutions in her lab.  How many milliliters of 40% acid solution should be mixed with 60% acid solution to make the required amount of 48% acid solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you please solve it using matrices, when I try it change the problem to a matrix equation, and then try to solve it, but I never get the right answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #188645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=188645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a mixture problem. Here is the table based on the given information:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ACID . . . . . . . .% . . . . . . . . . .ML . . . . . . . .%ML<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60% . . . . . . . . .60 . . . . . . . . . m . . . . . . . .60m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40%  . . . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . . .200-m . . . .. 8000-40m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MIX . . . . . . . .. . 48 . . . . . . .. 200 . . . . . . .9600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the 3rd column add the first 2 to get the last number. We get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60m + 8000 - 40m = 9600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20m + 8000 = 9600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20m = 1600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200-m = 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She needs 120ML of 40% acid. </SPAN>\n" );
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