SOLUTION: Mitchell has 10ml of a 30% saline solution, determine how much water he should add to get a 16% saline solution.
I set the problem up like this: .3(10+X)+x=.16(10+x)but i got th
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I set the problem up like this: .3(10+X)+x=.16(10+x)but i got th
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Question 27141: Mitchell has 10ml of a 30% saline solution, determine how much water he should add to get a 16% saline solution.
I set the problem up like this: .3(10+X)+x=.16(10+x)but i got the answer wrong. THe answer is 8.75ml of water but i don't know how to get to the answer correctly Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source):
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