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Question 1111902: how many gallons of 20% alcohol solution should be mixed with 5 gallons of a 70% alcohol solution to get a 45% alcohol solution?
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Question 1111900: how many pounds of gumdrops worth $1.90 per pound should be mixed with jelly beans worth $1.40 per pound to make 15 pounds of candy mix that sells for $1.69 per pound?
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Question 1111901: a garden store sells bermuda grass seed for $3.65 per pound and argentine bahia grass seed for $6.30 per pound. how many pounds of bermuda grass seed should be mixed with 20 pounds of bahia grass seed to obtain a low maintenance and drought resistance blend that will sell for $4.90?
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Question 290381: a chemist mixes 12 L of a solution that is 45% acid with 8 L of a solution that is 70% acid. What is the percent of acid of the mixture?
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Question 306138: How many mg of a metal containing 45% nickel must be combined with 6mg of pure nickel to form an alloy containing 78% nickel?
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Question 521121: 9 gal. of a sugar solution was mixed with 6 gallon of a 90% sugar solution to make a 84% sugar solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.
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Question 251728: 9 gal of sugar solution was mixed with 6 gal of a 90% sugar solution to make 84%
sugar solutuin. Find a percent concentration of the first solution.
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Question 448228: 9 gal of a sugar solution was mixed with 6 gal. of a 90% sugar solution to make a 84% sugar solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.
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Question 29329: If you drive 2 h at 80 km/h, how fast must you drive during the next hour in order to have an average speed of 75 km/h?
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Question 273772: How many liters of water must be evaporated from 10 L of a 40% salt solution to produce a 50% solution?
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Question 273772: How many liters of water must be evaporated from 10 L of a 40% salt solution to produce a 50% solution?
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Question 273772: How many liters of water must be evaporated from 10 L of a 40% salt solution to produce a 50% solution?
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Question 1111972: two cars leave peoria at the same time one heading east at 60mph and the other west at70mph how long would it take them to be 975 miles apart
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Question 543301: How much water should be added to 38 ounces of a 25% solution of alcohol to dilute it to a 19% alcohol solution?
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Question 543301: How much water should be added to 38 ounces of a 25% solution of alcohol to dilute it to a 19% alcohol solution?
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Question 1111986: a family drove out to the Grand canyon averaging 35 mph they returned using the same route averaging 70 mph if they spenta total of six hours of driving time how far is the home to the grand canyon
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Question 327330: Im studying for the fire department test and one of the questions in my practice book says How many ounces of water should be added to 24 ounces of an alcohol/water solution containing 44% alcohol to dilute the mixture to 20% alchohol. This doesn't fit the formula given and im really confused, and i was wondering if this problem has a different formula? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank You!!!!
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Question 1112012: How much of an alloy that is 20% copper should be mixed with 100 ounces of an alloy that is 70% copper in order to get an alloy that is 40% copper.
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Question 1112013: a solution contains 0.4 liters of sulfuric acid if this represents 16% of the total find the total amount
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Question 1112050: How many gallons of a 2% salt solution must be mixed with 55 gallons of a 6% solution to obtain a 4% solution
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Question 1112059: A garden store sells Kentucky bluegrass seed for $6 per pound and rye grass seed for $4per pound how much rye must be mixed with 100 pounds of bluegrass to obtain a blend that will did for $5 per pound
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Question 1112063: two trains are 330 miles apart and their speeds differ by 40 mph they travel toward each other and meet in three hours find the speed of each train
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Question 1112076: the width of a rectangular swimming pool is 12 meters less than the length and the perimeter is 72 meters find its dimensions
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Question 1112071: Fifteen pounds of trail mix are made by mixing 3 pounds of raisins worth $6 per pound with peanuts worth $3 per pound and chocolate coated candles worth $4 per pound how many pounds of peanuts must be used if the mixture is to be worth $4.20 per pound
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Question 1112092: one grade of tea, worth $3.90 per pound is to be mixed with another grade worth $2 per pound to make 30 pounds that will sell $2.76 per pound how much of each grade of tea must be used
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Question 1112097: a rollover ira of $18,750 was invested in two mutual funds one earning 12% interest and the other earning 10% after 1 year, the combined interest income is 2,113 how much was invested at each rate
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Question 1112099: a 25 foot pipe has been cut into two parts one 4 times as long as the other how long is each part
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Question 1111928: A pipe 3.00 cm in diameter discharges 120 L of water in a certain time. What must be the diameter of a pipe that will discharge 180 L in the same time? [Hint: Assume that the amount of flow through a pipe is proportional to its cross-sectional area.]
Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Question 1112101: the truss in the illustration in the form of an isosceles triangle each of the two equal sides is 3 feet less than the third side if the perimeter is 51 feet find the length of each side
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Question 1112116: Assertive and groom holds 20 gallons of water how many quarts of water does the aquarium hold
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Question 1112155: paint costing $19 per gallon is to be mixed with 5 gallons of paint thinner costing $2 per gallon to make a paint that can be sold for $14 per gallon
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Question 1112188: the 18 foot board in the illustration has been cut into two parts one twice as long as the other how long is each part
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Question 1112196: A bank loaned Joe $130,000, part of it at the mortgage annual interest rate of 7%, and the rest at the credit card annual interest rate of 19%. The total interest the bank received on the loan was $9850. How much was loaned at each rate?
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Question 1112413: 8 fl. oz. of a 60% saline solution was mixed with 6 fl. oz. of 25% saline solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture.
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Question 1111869: john invested some money in a certificate of deposite that earns 5.5% annual simple intrest and $8,000 more in a municipal bond that earns 6% annual simple interest. if the amount of interest earned in one year was $1630, how much was invested in the certificate of deposit?
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Question 1111871: linda invested some money for one year in bonds that pay 8% simple intrest and three times as much in preferred stock that earns 11% simple interest. if the total interest earned from the two investments was $1640, how much was invested in the bonds?
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