document.write( "Question 48706: I have one more for you Stan, thanks for the last one. Here it goes.
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document.write( "What amount of each mixture, one 95% alcohol and the other 15% alcohol, must be used to make 10 liters of a mixture which is 45% alcohol? What equation or equations will express this problem?
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document.write( "A. 0.95x + 0.15y = 10 0.45(x+y) = 0.45 x 10
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document.write( "B. 0.95x + 0.15x = 0.45\r
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document.write( "C. 0.95x + 0.15(10 - x)= 0.45 x 10\r
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document.write( "D. x + y = 10 0.45x + 0.95y = 0.45 x 10
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Algebra.Com's Answer #32235 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What amount of each mixture, one 95% alcohol and the other 15% alcohol, must be used to make 10 liters of a mixture which is 45% alcohol? What equation or equations will express this problem?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "95% mixture DATA: \n" ); document.write( "amount = x liters ; active ingredient= 0.95x \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "15% mixture DATA: \n" ); document.write( "amount = 10-x liters ; active ingredient = 0.15(10-x) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "45% mixture DATA: \n" ); document.write( "amount =10 liters ; active ingredient = 0.45(10) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "EQUATION: \n" ); document.write( "active + active = active \n" ); document.write( "0.95% + 0.15(10-x)= 0.45(10)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looks like \"C\" is the answer.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |