SOLUTION: jack wants to mix a 70% acid solution with 20% acid solution to get 80 liters of 50% solution. How much does he need of each solution?

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Question 1006432: jack wants to mix a 70% acid solution with 20% acid solution to get 80 liters of 50% solution. How much does he need of each solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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This example of the very typical type of mixture problem is demonstrated in another example, here:
two-part mixture, one single variable - video example