SOLUTION: how many gallons of 15% alcohol solution and how many gallons of 10% alcohol solution should be mixed together to obtain 20 gallons that contains 12% alcohol?

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Question 894165: how many gallons of 15% alcohol solution and how many gallons of 10% alcohol solution should be mixed together to obtain 20 gallons that contains 12% alcohol?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please check this lesson: http://www.algebra.com/tutors/Mixtures%3A-All-in-Symbols.lesson?content_action=show_dev

You could choose to use the given values at the beginning instead of solving completely in symbols, and you can get your answer faster - depending on the purpose.