document.write( "Question 752504: A 10% salt solution is to be mixed with a 20% salt solution to produce 20 gallons of a 17.5% salt solution. How many gallons of the 10% solution and how many of the 20% solution will be needed? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #457782 by tommyt3rd(5050)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Amounts: x+y=20 \n" ); document.write( "Concentrations: 0.1x+0.2y=0.175(20)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for Concentration we multiply by 10: x+2y=35\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "next we subtract the amounts equation to get \n" ); document.write( "y=15 and from there we deduce x=5,\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ":) \n" ); document.write( " |