document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323585>Question 323585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has two different solutions. One has 50% alcohol and 50% water and the other has 75% alcohol and 25% water. How many liters of each should be mixed to obtain 8 liters of solution comprised of 60% alcohol and 40% water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "other has 75% alcohol and 25% water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture = 8 liters of solution 60% alcohol and 40% water?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let 50% alcohol required be x liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75% acohol required will be 8-x liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total mixture = 8 liters 60%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x+0.75(8-x)=8*0.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x+6-0.75x=4.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.25x=-1.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -1.2/ -0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.8 liters 50% alcohol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75% alcohol required = 3.2 liters </SPAN>\n" );
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