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In this problem, concentrations are the ratios of a salt mass (in grams) to the volume of a mixture (in milliliters).
Let x be the amount of the 5% solution needed (in milliliters), and
let y be the amount of the 11% solution needed.
The mass of the salt in the 5% mixture is 0.05x grams.
The mass of the salt in the 11% mixture is 0.11y grams.
The resulting mixture contains 0.05x + 0.11y grams of the dissolved salt and has the volume of 600 mL.
Thus you have these two equations
x + y = 600 milliliters (1) (the total volume)
= 0.07. (2) (the resulting mixture concentration)
From equation (1), express x = 600 - y. Substitute it into equation (2) and multiply both sides of this equation by 600.
You will get
0.05*(600-y) + 0.11y = 0.07*600.
From the last equation express y and calculate
y = = 200 mL of the 11% mixture are needed.
Then from equation (1), x = 600 - 200 = 400 mL of the 5% mixture are needed.
Answer. 200 mL of the 11% mixture and 400 mL of the 5% mixture are needed.
Check. = 0.07 = 7%. ! Correct concentration !
The problem is just solved.
I used 2-equation setup and the Substitution method.
There are other solution methods, too.
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- Advanced mixture problems
- Advanced mixture problem for three alloys
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