SOLUTION: A chemist student wants to mix an 18% acid solution with a 45% acid solution to get 16 L of a 36% acid solution. How many liters of the 45% solution should be mixed?

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Question 1005263: A chemist student wants to mix an 18% acid solution with a 45% acid solution to get 16 L of a 36% acid solution. How many liters of the 45% solution should be mixed?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem solving can use the same method demonstrated here:
Using one variable for a two-part mixture problem - example

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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See the lesson  Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions  in this site where a similar problem was solved.

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