SOLUTION: The chemists are trying to make the world's longest lasting perfume.
On their first attempt, the chemists combined 5 milliliters of a substance containing 2% sandalwood with anoth
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Question 1146451: The chemists are trying to make the world's longest lasting perfume.
On their first attempt, the chemists combined 5 milliliters of a substance containing 2% sandalwood with another substance containing 6% sandalwood to get a substance containing 5% sandalwood. How many milliliters of the substance containing 6% sandalwood must the chemists have used? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Glaviolette:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):