SOLUTION: A company wants to increase the 10%peroxide content of its product by adding pure peroxide (100% peroxide) If x liters of pure peroxide are added to 500 liters of it;s 10% solution
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Question 961228: A company wants to increase the 10%peroxide content of its product by adding pure peroxide (100% peroxide) If x liters of pure peroxide are added to 500 liters of it;s 10% solution, the concentration,C, of the new mixture is given by
C= x+0.1(500)
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x+500
How many liters of pure peroxide should be added to produce a new product that is 28% peroxide Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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