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- A chemist wants to mix a 19% acid solution with a 40% acid solution to get 14 L of a 34% acid solution. How many liters of the
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- A chemist wants to mix a 19% acid solution with a 40% acid solution to get 14 L of a 34% acid solution. How many liters of the
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- A chemist wants to mix a 19% acid solution with a 40% acid solution to get 14 L of a 34% acid solution. How many liters of the 19% solution and how many liters of the 40% solution should be mixed? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x amount of 40% and (14L-x) the amount of 19%
.40x + .19(14L-x) = .34(14L)
x = , amount of 40%
