SOLUTION: Solution A is 18% alcohol and Solution B is 13% alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution A does he use, if the resulting mixture has 595 milliliters of pure alcohol?

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Question 694735: Solution A is 18% alcohol and Solution B is 13% alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution A does he use, if the resulting mixture has 595 milliliters of pure alcohol?
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Solution A is 18% alcohol and Solution B is 13% alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution A does he use, if the resulting mixture has 595 milliliters of pure alcohol?
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You can't mix 18% and 13% and get 100%.
Any mix will be between 13 & 18 per cent.