SOLUTION: A chemist has a 60% solution and a 20% solution he mixes them together to make a 35% solution of 140 mL. how much of the 60% solution was used? how much of the 20% solution?
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Question 376172: A chemist has a 60% solution and a 20% solution he mixes them together to make a 35% solution of 140 mL. how much of the 60% solution was used? how much of the 20% solution? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A chemist has a 60% solution and a 20% solution he mixes them together to make a 35% solution of 140 mL. how much of the 60% solution was used? how much of the 20% solution?
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60% ------------- x ml
20%---------------(140-x)
Mix 35%------------140 ml
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60x+20(140-x)=35*140
60x+2800-20x=4900
40x=4900-2800
40x=2100
x= 2100/40
x=52.5 ml of 60%
balance 20% = 87.5
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