SOLUTION: A farmer has 100 gallons of 70% pure disinfectant. He wishes to mix it with disinfectant which is 90% pure to obtain 75% pure disinfectant. How much of the 90% disinfectant must

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Question 854742: A farmer has 100 gallons of 70% pure disinfectant. He wishes to mix it with disinfectant which is 90% pure to obtain 75% pure disinfectant. How much of the 90% disinfectant must he use?
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This lesson tells everything necessary for that type of problem:

How much to add to a known quantity of known concentration