SOLUTION: Bucket A contains paint with 12.5% dye and Bucket B contains paint with 20% blue dye how much paint from each bucket is required to make 60 liters of paint with 17% blue dye

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Question 1159680: Bucket A contains paint with 12.5% dye and Bucket B contains paint with 20% blue dye how much paint from each bucket is required to make 60 liters of paint with 17% blue dye
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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12.5% dye?
20% dye?
Paints in buckets? DYES?


12.5%2860-v%29%2B20v=17%2A60
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12.5%2A60-12.5v%2B20v=17%2A60
7.5v=17%2A60-12.5%2A60
7.5v=60%284.5%29
highlight%28v=60%284.5%2F7.5%29%29
highlight%28v=36%29----------Liters of the 20% material