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Question 1097545: Kevin needs to produce 4000 milliliters of 44% alcohol solution. At his disposal he has 20% alcohol solution and 80% alcohol solution. How much of each does he need in order to produce his desired solution?
He needs ___ milliliters of 20% solution?
He needs ___ milliliters of 40% solution?

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Question 1097577: Solution A has 50% alcohol wine while solution B has 75% alcohol,how much of each solution must be added to come up with 4 liters of alcohol solution with 60% alcohol?

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Question 1097726: You need 1080mL of a 55% alcohol solution. You have a 90% alochol solution. How much of the 90% alcohol solution and how much water is needed to obtain the desired solution?
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Question 1098162: Find the cost per pound of a "house blend" of coffee that is made from 16 lb of Central American coffee that costs $8 per pound and 34 lb of South American coffee that costs $5.50 per pound.
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Question 1098194: While making desserts for a bake sale, Gordon used 2 scoops of brown sugar as well as 2/5 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did Gordon use?

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Question 1098222: The length of a rectangle is three more than twice the width the perimeter is 66 cm find the length
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Question 1098236: What number do you divide by 10 and get -12?
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Question 1098348: You need 1190 mL of a 70% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 85% alcohol mixture. How much of the 85% alcohol mixture and pure water will you need to obtain the desired solution?

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Question 1098347: You need a 65% alcohol solution.
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Question 1098326: Esmeralda invested $46004600 in two stock plans. On one, the risky plan, she earned 88% annual interest, and on the other, a safer plan, she earned 44% annual interest. If Esmeralda saw a return on her investment of $316316 last year, how much did she invest in each of the stock plans?
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Question 1098393: You need a 65% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 390 mL of a 10% alcohol mixture. You also have 95% alcohol mixture. How much of the 95% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
You will need how much of
of the 95% solution
and how much of the desired 65% solution.
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Question 1098404: You need a 65% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 390 mL of a 10% alcohol mixture. You also have 95% alcohol mixture. How much of the 95% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution? How much do you need of the 65% solution?

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Question 1098405: You need a 65% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 390 mL of a 10% alcohol mixture. You also have 95% alcohol mixture. How much of the 95% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution? How much do you need of the 65% solution?

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Question 1098406: You need a 35% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 30 mL of a 5% alcohol mixture. You also have 40% alcohol mixture. How much of the 40% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
You will need how much
mL of the 40% solution
to obtain how much
mL of the desired 35% solution.
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Question 1098457: Anna-Maria has added 4 quarts of an alcohol in water solution to 1 quart of water and her ending product is a 36% alcohol in water solution. What was the concentration of the 4 quarts of alcohol solution that was added?
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Question 1098497: which two numbers out of these differ by 46
29,17,38,71,35,63,24

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Question 1098497: which two numbers out of these differ by 46
29,17,38,71,35,63,24

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Question 125288: How many gallons of an 80% alcohol solution must be mixed with 30 gallons of a 22% solution to obtain a solution that is 70% alcohol?
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Question 584698: I have 80% solution (vinegar) and need 7% solution (Vinegar).
How much water do I have to add to get the result?
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Question 584871: eighty percent of G is 352. What is G?
If G = 3/H + 4, then H =.
If P/ 5 = Q, then P/10 =.
what number is halfway between 2/9 and 4/5?
how is 4,345,000,000 written in scientific notation?
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Question 585005: Hannah is mixing two types of Easter candy. The chocolates cost $5 a pound, and the caramels cost $4 a pound. If she creates 8 pounds worth $4.25 a pound, how much of the chocolate did she use?
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Question 161923: Lemon drops worth $1.90 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $1.20 per pound to make 100 pounds of a mixture worth $1.48 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?
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Question 585245: A mixture of 6% disinfectant solution is to be made from 7% and 3% disinfectant solutions. How much of each solution should be used if 32 gallons of 6% solution are needed?
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Question 1098695: The left and right page numbers of an open book are two consecutive integers whose sum is 251.

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Question 659032: $27,090 is invested, part at 13% and the rest at 10%. If the interest earned from the amount invested at 13% exceeds the interest earned from the amount invested at 10% by $440.16, how much is invested at each rate? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.
I've tried to work out this problem 2 different ways! Still, I have no luck. Please Help!
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Question 178368: If a spring stretches 0.6m when-kg weight is attached to it, how much will it stretch when a 10-kg weight is attached to it?
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Question 1098707: a goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being 70% pure and the second being 60% pure. how many ounces of the 30% pure gold must be used to make 100 ounces of an alloy which will be 66% gold?

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Question 375606: Juniors boat will go 15miles per hour in still water.If he can go 12miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream,what is the speed of the current?
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Question 1098723: Greetings.
If a team has a roster of 24 players. How many different combinations of 3 players are there?
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Question 1098822: Hi
there were 900 sweets in boxes a b c.18 sweets were transfered from a to b.5 sweets were transferred from b to c.1/3 of the sweets in c were then transferred to a.there were an equal number of sweets in all 3 boxes. How many sweets were in each box at first.
thanks
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Question 1098882: A bird watcher built a bird feeder in his back yard. He has 10 pounds of sunflower seeds. How many pounds of other seeds must he add to have a mixture that is 60% sunflower seeds?
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Question 1098892: The sum of two numbers is
62
and the difference is
14
. What are the numbers?
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Question 1098900: Henry solved a certain number of algebra problems in an hour, but his older brother Frank solved 3 times as many, together they solved 60. How many problems were solved by each?
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Question 1098915: Rachel has 30 pounds of a mixture of candy that sells for $1.00/lb. If lollipops sell for $0.95/lb and caramel candies sell for $1.10/lb. How many pounds of lollipops are in the mixture?
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Question 1099043: Out of every 183 containers of juice in a store , 75 are orange juice . What is the fraction of juice purchased is orange juice
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Question 1099061: You need a 80% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 60 mL of a 5% alcohol mixture. How much pure alcohol will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
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