SOLUTION: A lab needs to make 500 litres of 34% solution. They have two acid solutions available to mix; one with 25% acid and one with 50% acid. How many litres of each type should be used
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Question 1016978: A lab needs to make 500 litres of 34% solution. They have two acid solutions available to mix; one with 25% acid and one with 50% acid. How many litres of each type should be used to make the 34% solution?
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A lab needs to make 500 liters of 34% solution. They have two acid solutions available to mix; one with 25% acid and one with 50% acid. How many liters of each type should be used to make the 34% solution?
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It is a typical mixture word problem.
See the lesson Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions in this site, Problem 1.
This problem is very similar to yours.
In this lesson you will find the detailed solution.
Consider it as a sample. Read it attentively.
Then solve your problem by substituting your data.
In this way you will learn once and for all how to solve problems like this.
