SOLUTION: Hydrochloric acid and distilled water were mixed to produce 210 mL of solution. If 120 mL more water was used than HCL, how many milliliters of each were mixed?

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Question 324805: Hydrochloric acid and distilled water were mixed to produce 210 mL of solution. If 120 mL more water was used than HCL, how many milliliters of each were mixed?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be the amount of acid, B the amount of water.
A%2BB=210
B=A%2B120
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
A%2BA%2B120=210
2A=90
highlight%28A=45%29
Then
B=45%2B120
highlight%28B=165%29