SOLUTION: In a chemistry class, 3 liters of a 45 silver iodide solution must be mixed with a 10% solution to get a 6% solution. How many liters of the 10% solution are needed? A: 0.5 L B

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Question 748590: In a chemistry class, 3 liters of a 45 silver iodide solution must be mixed with a 10% solution to get a 6% solution. How many liters of the 10% solution are needed?
A: 0.5 L
B: 1.5 L
C: 3 L
D: 2.5 L

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In a chemistry class, 3 liters of a 45 silver iodide solution must be mixed with a 10% solution to get a 6% solution. How many liters of the 10% solution are needed?
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Is it 45% ?
You can't mix 45 & 10 to get 6. The result will always be between the 2 you start with.