document.write( "Question 476474: elise everly is preparing 15 liters of a 25% saline solution. Elise has two other saline solutions with strengths of 40% and 10%. Find the amount of 40% solution and the amount of 10% solution she should mix to get 15 liters of a 25% solution. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #326691 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! percent percentage ---------------- quantity \n" ); document.write( "Alcohol I 40 ---------------- x liters \n" ); document.write( "Alcohol II 10 ---------------- 15 - x liters \n" ); document.write( "Mixture 25.00% ---------------- 15 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "40 x + 10 ( 15 - x ) = 25 * 15 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "40x+150-10x=375 \n" ); document.write( "40x-10x=375-150 \n" ); document.write( "30x= 225 \n" ); document.write( "/30 \n" ); document.write( "x=7.5 liters 40.00% Alcohol I \n" ); document.write( "7.5 liters 10.00% Alcohol II \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |