document.write( "Question 1137197: Gabe Amodeo, a nuclear physicist, needs 60 liters of a 40% acid solution. He currently has a 30 % solution and a 60 % solution. How many liters of each does he need to make the needed 60 liters of 40% acid solution? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #755064 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "I will assume this is from the same person who submitted the other very similar problem at the same time.... \n" ); document.write( "The target 40% is 1/3 of the way from the lower 30% concentration to the higher 60% concentration. That means 1/3 of the mixture must be the higher concentration. \n" ); document.write( "1/3 of 60 liters is 20 liters. So \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 20 liters of 60%; 40 liters of 30% \n" ); document.write( " |