SOLUTION: A pharmacist mixed some 10%-saline solution with some 15%-saline solution to obtain 100 mL of a 12%-saline solution. How much of the 10%-saline solution did the pharmacist use in t
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Question 606141: A pharmacist mixed some 10%-saline solution with some 15%-saline solution to obtain 100 mL of a 12%-saline solution. How much of the 10%-saline solution did the pharmacist use in the mixture?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = ml of 10% solution needed
Let = ml of 15% solution needed = ml of salt in 10% solution = ml of salt in 15% solution
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Multiply both sides of (2) by
and subtract (2) from (1)
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and, since
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60 ml of 10% solution is needed
check answer
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OK
