document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405276>Question 405276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is there a formula to combine like solution concentrations to make 100%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For Instance if you have a 123% pigment solution and an 87% pigment solution, how do combine them to make a 100% solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For Instance if you have a 123% pigment solution and an 87% pigment solution, how do combine them to make a 100% solution?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no such thing as a 123% pigment solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's try the math as if there was such a thing:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pigment + pigment = pigment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.23x + 0.87y = 1.00(x+y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "123x + 87y = 100x+100y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23x = 23y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means 1.23x + 0.87x = 1*(x+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So no matter what quantity of 123% solution you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add to 87% solution you get 100% solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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