document.write( "Question 41034: A Chemist has one solution that is 60% chlorinated and another that is 40% chlorinated. How much of the first (60%) solution is needed to make a 100L solution that is 50% chlorinated?
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document.write( "--so i put it like this right?
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document.write( "--x(.60) + (100-x)(.50) = 100(.50)
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document.write( ".6x + 50 - .5x = 50
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document.write( ".1x = 100
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document.write( "x = 1000
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document.write( "100-x = -100
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document.write( "Is this right???\r
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document.write( "Thank you
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Algebra.Com's Answer #26442 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .60X+(100-X).4=100*.5 OR .6X+40-.4X=50 OR .2X+40=50 OR .2X=10 OR X=10/.2 OR\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X=50L OF 60% & 50L OF 40% \n" ); document.write( " |