SOLUTION: A chemist mixed 100 mL of an 8% saline solution with 60 mL of a 5% saline solution. Find the percent concentration of the resulting mixture.

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Question 343845: A chemist mixed 100 mL of an 8% saline solution with 60 mL of a 5% saline solution. Find the percent concentration of the resulting mixture.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%28100%29%2B5%2860%29=X%28160%29
160X=800%2B300
160X=1100
X=6.875
It's a 6.9% solution.