SOLUTION: Forty gallons of a 60% acid solution is obtained by mixing a 75% solution with a 50% solution. How many gallons of each solution must be used to obtain the desired mixture?
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Question 915702: Forty gallons of a 60% acid solution is obtained by mixing a 75% solution with a 50% solution. How many gallons of each solution must be used to obtain the desired mixture? Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The method here makes sense only if the percents are volume per volume; otherwise, other details might be necessary.
u, volume of 50%
v, volume of 75%
The fraction could be used as a percentage.
, using just sum of the material volume quantities.
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