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Question 1007274: a metal worker has a 30% copper and another alloy that is 60% copper. how many killograms of each alloy should the metal worker combine to create 80 kg of a 48% copper alloy
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Question 1007403: It is desired that sufficient water be used to make 6 liters of alcohol 95% pure into a mixture that is 75% pure. How much water is needed
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Question 1007472: how many liters of water must be added to 70 liters of an 85% alcohol solution to reduce it to 50% alcohol solution?

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Question 1007715: a chemist has one solution that is 18% alkaline and a second solution that is 30% alkaline. how many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 60 L of a solution that is 28% alkaline?
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Question 1007738: How many gallons of 5% acid solution should be mixed with 20gallons of a 10% acid solution to obtain 8% acid solution?

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Question 1007740: I need help in how to find the solution to this math word problem.
A car rental company offers two options. Option A is $21 per day plus $0.13 per mile. Option B is $12 per day plus $0.38 per mile. If a car is rented for one day, for how many miles will Option B be cheaper?
Option B will be cheaper until the car is rented for___________miles.
Thanks for every ones help.
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Question 1007824: I need help with this please

Jacob wants to make 15 qt. of a 71% sugar
solution by mixing together a 15% sugar
solution and a 85% sugar solution. How much
of each solution must he use?
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Question 1007800: An Athlete runs for 2 hours and walks for 1 hour to cover a distance of 40 km. if he runs for hours and walks for hours he covers km. calculate the running speed and walking speed if we assume each is constant
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Question 1007826: John's school is selling tickets to a play. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 10 senior citizen tickets
and 3 student tickets for a total of $57. The school took in $114 on the second day by selling 5 senior citizen
tickets and 11 student tickets. What is the price each of one senior citizen ticket and one student ticket?
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Question 1008031: A solution contains 30% water and 70% milk. What quantity of water should be added to 6 litres of solution so that the water content became 40% ?
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Question 1008022: You need 20 liters of 20% acid solution. You have containers of 10% solution and 25% solution. How many liters of each should you combine to get the needed solution?
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Question 1008023: Cj wants to mix cashew and almonds. Cashews cost 2 dollars per pound and almonds cost 5 dollars per pound. He plans to sell 150 pounds of a mixture. How many pounds of each type of nuts should be mixed if the mixture will cost 3 dollars?
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Question 1008184: Hello, I'm have a little difficult on solving this can you help me? I havent been trying in school but now reality hit me and i need an explanation and how to, I would appreciate it soooo much!
Phyllis ran 3 out of 5 miles. Which of the following is the equation that represents the calculation for the percent of miles Phyllis ran?

I know its easy but i am just confused at the moment.
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Question 1008196: A grocery mixes oranges and bananas to make a 10 lb fruit basket. The oranges cost $0.75/lb and the bananas cost $0.60/lb. How many pounds of each should he use if the basket is to cost $6.90?
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Question 1008193: One eight-ounce glass of apple juice and one eight-ounce glass of orange juice contain a total of 176.8 milligrams of vitamin C. Two eight-ounce glasses of apple juice and three eight-ounce glasses of orange juice contain a total of 435.1 milligrams of vitamin C. How much vitamin C is in an eight-ounce glass of each type of juice?
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Question 1008168: In how many ways can you select a committee of 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans from a group containing 22 Democrats and 17 Republicans?
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Question 1008171: How many words can be formed from the letters of the word computer if each letter is to be used once?
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Question 1008166: In how many arrangements can 4 women and 4 men be placed in a line if all the women line up first?
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Question 1008167: In how many ways can 4 birthday cards be selected from 22 different cards?
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Question 1008174: If a customer purchases a new stereo system during the spring sale, he may choose any 4 CDs from 24 classical and 40 jazz selections. In how many ways can the customer choose 2 of each?
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Question 1008197: Maria plans to invest a total of $7500 between two types of stocks, one yielding 6% interest and the other 15%. How much does she invest in each type of stock if the total interest gained annually is $585?
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Question 1008290: An airplane leaves Fargo at a heading of 70 degrees and an air speed of 280 mph. If the wind blows 40 mph from 160 degrees, find the ground speed and the tangent of the drift angle.
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Question 1008449: How much 15% acid must be mixed with 21% acid to obtain 70mL of 18% acid?
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Question 1008518: You are making 10 tons of concrete that is 51% cement by mixing a 14% cement mixture with a 88% cement mixture.
a) How much of the 88% cement mixture must you use?
Answer in units of tons.
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Question 1008889: A chemist is using
384
milliliters of a solution of acid and water. If
13.9%
of the solution is acid, how many milliliters of acid are there? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Question 1008963: A butcher combines 8lb of hamburger which costs $2.25 per pound with 12lb of hamburger which costs $2.00 per pound. Which is the cost per pound of the mixture?
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Question 1008977: How much lemonade must be added to a gallon of 80% lemonade solution, in order to create a 95% lemonade mix?
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Question 1009270: The answer and equation to how many liters of 80% acid solution must be mixed with a 20% acid solution to get 600 L of a 70% as a solution
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Question 1009283: I pharmacists wishes to mix a solution that is 3% minoxidil . She has on hand 70 mL of a 1% solution and wishes to add some 5% solution to obtain the desired 3% solution how much 5% solution should she had
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Question 1009284: How many ounces of a 5% alcohol solution must be mixed with 15 ounces of a 10% alcohol solution to make a 6% alcohol solution
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Question 1009271: How much water must be evaporated from 200 mL of a 5% salt solution to produce a 25% salt solution?
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Question 1009288: Find the cost per ounce of a mixture of 240 oz of a cologne that costs $6.50 per ounce and 560 oz of a cologne that costs $4.00 per ounce.
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Question 1008629: A farmer can sell 50 bushels of beans and 100 bushels of corn for $810, or he can sell 20 bushels of beans and 205 bushels of corn for $868.50. What is the selling price of beans and corn per bushel?
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Question 1009292: An herbalist has 20oz of herbs costing $3 per ounce. How many ounces of herbs costing $2 per ounce should be mixed with these 20oz of herbs to produce a mixture costing $2.50 per ounce
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Question 1009297: An artist has been commissioned to make a stained glass window in the shape of a regular octagon. The octagon must fit inside an 18-in. square space. Determine the length of each side of the octagon. Round to the nearest hundredth of an inch
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Question 1009305: how much 50% antifreeze solution and 40% antifreeze solution should be mixed to obtain 50 gallons of 47% antifreeze solution
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Question 1008635: The florist advertises roses for $2 a bud and carnations for $0.75 a flower. If Kathleen pays $20.50,excluding tax, for a bouquet of fourteen flowers, how many of each flower are in the bouquet?
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Question 1009294: The gas mileage for a certain vehicle can be approximated by m = −0.04x2 + 3.6x − 49, where x is the speed of the vehicle in mph. Determine the speed(s) at which the car gets 30 mpg. Round to the nearest mph.
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Question 1009405: How many pints of a 25% peroxide solution should be added to 10 pints of a 60% peroxide solution to make a 30% peroxide solution?
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Question 1009470: a 450 pound sculpture is made by using a cast that is 60% copper and 40% tin. how many pounds of copper are in the sculpture
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Question 1009664: How many ounces of solution are made with 2 ounces of disinfectant if disinfectant is 4%
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Question 1009759: A dealer wishes to obtain 80 pounds of mixed cookies to sell for one dollar per pound. If he mixes cookies worth $1.20 per pound with the cookies worth $.70 per pound, find the number of pounds of each kind he should use
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