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Question 1009760: Mrs. Bond bought three cans of corn and five cans of tomatoes for $1.82. The following week, she bought two cans of corn and three cans of tomatoes for $1.11, paying the same prices. Find the cost of Koren and the cost of a can of tomatoes.
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Question 1009788: We have 2.5 kg 5% solution. How much 20% solution should be mixed to it to get a 12 % concentrated solution ?
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Question 1009979: How many pounds at 60 per pound should be added to 100 pounds of cashew nuts at 120 per pound if the mixture is to be worth 90 per pound?
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Question 1010070: A chemist needs 130 milliliters of a 47% solution but has only 35% and 87% solutions available. How many milliliters of each should be mixed to get the desired solution?
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Question 1010074: In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 pounds if cements mix for every 1 pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 pounds of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel are there?
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Question 1010077: "Perfume to sell for $80 an ounce is to be blend of perfume selling for $104 an ounce and perfume selling for $50 an ounce. If 270 oz of the blend are desired, how much of each kind of perfume should be used?"

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Question 1010092: What percentage is 30 grams of 100% solution mixed with 30grams of 0% solution? And 28g of 100% solution mixed with 14g of 0% solution? Whats thw formula?thanks
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Question 1010109: What quantity of 20% acid solution must be mixed with 360 mL of 90% acid solution to produce 40% acid solution?

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Question 1010134: Colleen and Kendra start out 106.4 miles apart. They begin riding their bicycles toward each other with Colleen riding five mph faster than Kendra. If they meet in four hours, how fast was each person riding?

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Question 1010314: Oranges are $1.30 a pound , apples are $.90 a pound and a mixture of them costs $1.10 a pound. If 15 lbs I of oranges are in the mix how many pounds of apples are needed?
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Question 1010377: What is the graph of this function family forms a V shape the function is? The graph of this function family has an increasing interval and a decreasing interval and forms a U shape the function family is
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Question 1010300: A team in the NBA has won 30 of its first 40 games. How many wins must the team have in the remaining 42 games to win 84% of all their games?
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Question 1010474: In a metal alloy,the ratio of zinc to copper is 3 to 16.If there are 720 lb of copper,how much zinc is there?
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Question 1010475: An olympic team consists of 170 members.Approximately 51.1% of the athletes are men.how many men are on the team?
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Question 1009963: How many grams of brand A coffee worth P4.00 gram must be added to 100 grams of brand B coffee worth P 7.00 per gram to produce a mixture worth P6.00 per gram?
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Question 1010476: The sales tax rate is 2.2% for the county and 6.4% for the state.find the total amount for 4 ceiling fan at $84.84 each.
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Question 1010477: The sale tax rate is 2.2% for the county and 6.4% for the state.find the total amount paid for 4 ceiling fans at $84.84 each.
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Question 1010478: Some salespeople have their commission increased according to how much they sell.a salesperson get a commission of 5% for the first $1500 and 9% on the account over $1500.What is the total commission on sale of $5000?
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Question 1010509: How much solution must be drained from a full 35 litre mug of hot chocolate and replaced with pure chocolate syrup to increase the chocolate concentration from 10% to 45%?
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Question 1010529: How many liters of each a 40% antifreeze solution and a 80% antifreeze solution would you have to make to make 8 L of 55% antifreeze
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Question 1010704: a chemist has one solution that is 25% salt and 75% water, and another solution that is 10% SALT. HOW MANY LITERS OF EACH SHOULD THE CHEMIST USE TO MAKE 120 LITERS THAT IS 15% SALT
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Question 1010743: How many gallons of a 20% solution should be mixed with 15 gallons of a 70% solution to yield a final mixture of lemonade containing 35% of pure lemon juice?
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Question 1010753: Suppose you pay $24 for a pair of shoes that has been discounted 20%. What is the original price of the shoes? Show how you identify what you are looking for, set up an equation, arrive at your answer, and check your work. Then clearly state your answer.
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Question 1010712: A guy has 12 gallons of an 8% solution and adds a 20% solution that results in a 16% solution. How many gallons of 20% did he add?
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Question 1010892: 1 mol of carbon-12 contains 6.022 x 1023 carbon-12 atoms with a mass of 12 g.
A. Calculate the mass of one carbon-12 atom. Express your answer using scientific notation.
B. Calculate the number of carbon-12 atoms in 20.0 g of carbon-12.
C. Calculate the number of moles of carbon-12 atoms in 20.0 g of carbon-12.

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Question 1010891: Elijah bought 3
3
4 pounds of ground hamburger meat for $11.00. Enter the price per pound of the ground hamburger meat. Round your answer to the nearest cent, if necessary.
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Question 1011037: Susie is making a mixture of acetic acid and water. which forms vinegar. If she has a mixture of 100 ml of 2% acetic acid. how many ml of pure acetic acid should she add to produce the required 8% acetic acid vinegar
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Question 1011116: pure acid is to be added to a 20% acid solution to obtain 40L of a 40% acid solution. What amounts of each should be used?
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Question 1011195: if 40 kg of 20 percent HCL is needed to make 100 kg of material, then how much quantity of 60 percent HCL is to be added, if i am not having 20 percent HCL.
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Question 1011242: A candy mixture is created with 2 types of candy, one costing $4 per pound and the other $3.50 per pound. How much of each type is needed for a 5 pound box that costs $18?
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Question 1011319: A chemist needs 12 liters of 50% solution for a lab experiment. The stockroomconly has 40% and 70% solution. How much of each should be mixed together to make 12 liters of a 50% solution?
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Question 1011642: How many pounds of P20.16 per pound coffee must be blended with 24 pounds of P14.40 coffee if the mixture is to be sold at P6.32 a pound?
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Question 1011766: 1.The boys mixed 10 gallons of the 20% pure lemon juice mix and 10 gallons of the 70% pure lemon juice mix, because they wanted 20 gallons of lemonade at a 40% lemon juice mixture. They thought that because 40% was almost halfway between 20% and 70%, they should just mix equal parts of both, but the lemonade turned out too tart. How much of each should they have used to get a final mixture of 20 gallons at 40% lemon juice? Write your answer in complete sentences. Show all work.
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Question 1011768: 3.What if the desired final mixture was changed to yield a 35% mixture containing pure lemon juice?
a.How many gallons of a 20% solution should be mixed with 15 gallons of a 70% solution to yield a final mixture of lemonade containing 35% of pure lemon juice? Write your answer in complete sentences. Show all work.
b.How many gallons of lemonade would this combination yield? Write your answer in complete sentences. Show all work
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Question 1011785: How many pure acid must be added to a 2L of a 10% solution to obtain a mixture that is 20% acid?
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Question 1011852: I'm a 66 year old man with a debate with my wife. I say the mixture would be 4 to 1 she disagrees. A 40% solution is to be mixed with water how much water is needed to make the solution 10%?
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Question 1008572: How many ounces of a 32% alcohol solution and a 38% alcohol solution must be combined to obtain 60 ounces of a 37% solution?
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Question 1011951: You pick up a 1.18 liter bottle of hand sanitizer to clean your hands before having lunch and notice that the label says the hand sanitizer contains 62% ethanol by volume. How many milliliters of ethanol are in the bottle of hand sanitizer?
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Question 1012122: 64. A museum charges an admission fee of $7.50 per adult and $5.50 per child. On Sunday 300 adults and children visited The museum. A Total of $2000 was collected in admissions. Determine the number of adults and The number of childern that visited The museum on Sunday. Show The steps of your solution.
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Question 1012212: The larger of two numbers is equal three times the smaller number plus
seven. Also, twice the larger number plus five times the smaller is equal to
69. Find the numbers.
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Question 1012249: A rectangle is 4 cm longer than it is wide. If both the length and breadth are
increased by 1 cm, the area would be increased by 18 cm2
. Find the length
and breadth of the rectangle.
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