SOLUTION: A Chemist has a solution which is 18% pure salt and a second solution which is 45% pure salt. How many ounces of each solution should he use to make 24 ounces of a solution which i

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Question 1010940: A Chemist has a solution which is 18% pure salt and a second solution which is 45% pure salt. How many ounces of each solution should he use to make 24 ounces of a solution which is 36% pure salt?
Answer by ikleyn(52792) About Me  (Show Source):
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See the lesson  Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions  in this site,  where a similar problem was solved.

Read the solution attentively,  and then solve your problem by substituting your data.