document.write( "Question 498782: in the lab, robyn has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. Soultion A is 6% alcohol and Solution Bis 20% alcohol. She uses 400 milliliters of Solution A. How many milliters of Solution B does she use, if the resulting mixture is a 12% alcohol solution? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #337164 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! percent ---------------- quantity \n" ); document.write( "Alcohol I 6 ---------------- 400 ml \n" ); document.write( "Alcohol II 20 ---------------- x ml \n" ); document.write( "Mixture 12 ---------------- 400 + x ml \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "6*400+20x=12( 400 + x ) \n" ); document.write( "2400 + 20 x = 4800 + 12 x \n" ); document.write( "20 x + -12 x = 4800 - -2400 \n" ); document.write( "8 x = 2400 \n" ); document.write( "/ 8 \n" ); document.write( "x = 300 \n" ); document.write( " 300 ml of 20 % Alcohol II \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |