document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574176>Question 574176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A CHEMIST HAS TWO SOLUTIONS OF H2SO4. ONE HAS 40% CONCENTRATION AND THE OTHER HAS 25% CONCENTRATION. HOW MANY LITERS OF EACH SOLUTION MUST BE MIXED TO OBTAIN 50 LITERS OF A 27% SOLUTION? ROUND TO THE NEAREST TENTH IF POSSIBLE </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "active + active = active<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.40x + 0.25(50-x) = 0.27*50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x + 25*50 - 25x = 27*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 2*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100/15 = 6 2/3 liters (amt. of 40% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50-x = 43 1/3 liters (amt. of 25% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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