SOLUTION: a painter needs to have 24 gallons of paint that contains 30% solvent. how many gallons of paint containing 20% solvent ahd how many gallons containing 60% solvent should be mixed
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Question 355521: a painter needs to have 24 gallons of paint that contains 30% solvent. how many gallons of paint containing 20% solvent ahd how many gallons containing 60% solvent should be mixed to obtain the desired paint? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! paint containing 20% solvent :let this be x gallons
paint containing 60% solvent :this will be 24-x gallons
Mixture : 24 gallons of paint that contains 30% solvent.
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0.2x+0.6(24-x) = 24*0.3
0.2x+14.4-0.6x=7.2
-0.4x=-7.2
divide by -0.4
x= -7.2/0.4
x=18
18 gallons of 20%
6 gallons of 60% will be required.
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
