SOLUTION: christie wants to dilute a 10% soap solution with water to make 10 gallons of a 3% soap solution. How much water and how much 10% solution should she mix together?
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Question 124387: christie wants to dilute a 10% soap solution with water to make 10 gallons of a 3% soap solution. How much water and how much 10% solution should she mix together? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Christie wants to dilute a 10% soap solution with water to make 10 gallons of a 3% soap solution. How much water and how much 10% solution should she mix together?
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Let x = amt of water required to make a 3% solution
then
(10-x) = amt of 10% solution
:
.10(10-x) = .03(10)
:
1 - .1x = .3
:
-.1x = .3 - 1
:
-.1x = -.7
x =
x = +7 gals of water required
and
10 - 7 = 3 gals of 10% solution required
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Check solution by the amt of soap equation
.10(3) = .03(10)
