SOLUTION: There are 2 salt water solutions. One is 8% and 3.1 L and the other is 25% and 1.5 L How do you make 1 L of a 10% solution?

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Question 843135: There are 2 salt water solutions. One is 8% and 3.1 L and the other is 25% and 1.5 L
How do you make 1 L of a 10% solution?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b=1,
.08a+.25b=.1*1
a = 0.882353 liter of 8%, b = 0.117647 liter of 25% to get one liter of 10%