SOLUTION: how many liters of a 58% sugar solution must be added to 14L of a 40% sugar solution to obtain a 50% sugar solution?

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Question 840245: how many liters of a 58% sugar solution must be added to 14L of a 40% sugar solution to obtain a 50% sugar solution?
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how many liters highlight_green%28x%29 of a 58% sugar solution must be added to 14L of a 40% sugar solution to obtain a 50% sugar solution?

.58x+%2B+.40%2A14L+=+.50%2814L+%2B+x%29    |Solve for x

     x = +.10%2A14L%2F.08