document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508018>Question 508018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemistry student has a 15% hydrochloric acid solution and a 40% hydrochloric acid solution. How many liters of each should she mix to get 10 liters of a hydrochloric acid solution with a 30% acid concentration? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = x  liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Concentration =15% = 0.15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount =(10- x)  liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Concentration =40% = 0.40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Resultant Solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount = 10 liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Concentration = 30%=0.30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[Amount Solution A * Concentration A] + [Amount Solution B * Concentration of B] = Amount of Resultant * Concentration of resultant<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value in above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x*0.15)+((10-x)*0.40=10*0.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x+4-0.4x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.25x=3-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.25x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by -0.25 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.25x/-0.25=-1/-0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of solution A =4 liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of Sultion B = 10-x=10-4=6 liters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A chemistry student has a 15% hydrochloric acid solution and a 40% hydrochloric acid solution.He has to mix 4 liters of 15% solution and 6 liters of 40% to get 10 liters of a hydrochloric acid solution with a 30% acid concentration?<BR>\n" );
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