document.write( "Question 924831: 2. A chemist wishes to make 3 liters of a 7% acid solution by mixing a 9% acid solution and a 4% acid solution. How many liters of each solution should the chemist use? Write your answer as a complete sentence.\r
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x amount of 9% solution
\n" ); document.write( ".09x + .04(3L - x) = .07(3L)
\n" ); document.write( " x = .03(3L)/.05 = 1.8L, amount of 9% solution
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