document.write( "Question 994589: A laboratory technician needs to make a 36-liter batch of a 40% acid solution. How can the laboratory technician combine a batch of an acid solution that is pure acid with another that is 20% to get the desired concentration? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #613615 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Those are all the same question, but just slightly different examples.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x, volume of the 20% acid
\n" ); document.write( "36-x, volume of the 100% acid\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20%2Ax%2B100%2836-x%29=36%2A40\"
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