document.write( "Question 1097016: In your chemistry class, you are given a bottle of 5% acid solution and a bottle of 2% acid solution. You need 60 mL of a 3% solution for an experiment. How much of each solution do you need to mix together to get the desired concentration? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let n and 60-n be the amounts of 5% solution and 2% solution needed, respectively. Then:
\n" ); document.write( ".05n+.02(60-n)=.03(60)
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