SOLUTION: How many liters of a 50% alcohol solution must be mixed with 90 liters of a 90% solution to get a 80% solution? Answer is 30L and I keep getting REALLY high numbers.
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Question 449120: How many liters of a 50% alcohol solution must be mixed with 90 liters of a 90% solution to get a 80% solution? Answer is 30L and I keep getting REALLY high numbers. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! ------ percent ---------------- quantity
Alcohol I 90----------------90 liters
Alcohol II 50----------------x liters
Total 80---------------90+x liters
