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Question 1147440: How many ounces of a 13% alcohol solution must be mixed with 3 ounces of a 20% alcohol solution to make a 16% alcohol solution?

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Question 1147449: A scientist has two solutions, which she has labeled Solution A and Solution B. Each contains salt. She knows that Solution A is 35% salt and Solution B is 85% salt. She wants to obtain 130 ounces of a mixture that is 80% salt. How many ounces of each solution should she use?
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Question 1147529: An engine has a 4.4 litre capacity cooling system. If the most ideal solution of antifreeze for this engine is a 62.1 % solution (a mix of 62.1 % pure antifreeze and 37.9 % water). How much pure antifreeze (in litres) must be combined with a 31.4 % solution to achieve 4.4 litres of the ideal solution?
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Question 1147563: If Drink A contains 22% water and Drink B contains 97% water. How much of each solution should be mixed in order to create 25 milliliters of a solution that contains 82% water?
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Question 1147576: Kira bought a video game, a stereo system and a cell phone for a total of $345. The cell phone cost $33 more than the video game. The stereo cost $2 less than double the cost of the cell phone. How much did each item cost?
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Question 1147676: 9 Kg. of gold which is 80% pure is mixed with an unknown amount of gold which is 75% pure. The purity of the resulting mixture is 78%. What quantity of the second type of gold was added?

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Question 1147692: A tank containing liquid is filled with 40L of 70% salt solution. What volume of the solution to be taken and be filled up with 10L of water to make the concentration 50% salt solution?
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Question 1147753: How many gallons of 100% antifreeze are mixed with a solution of 40% antifreeze, to get a final solution of 4 gallons of 70% antifreeze?
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Question 1147783: You have one type of candy that sells for $4.10/lb and another type of candy that sells for $8.70/lb. You would like to have 32.2 lbs of a candy mixture that sells for $4.50/lb. How much of each candy will you need to obtain the desired mixture?

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Question 1147811: Today a father is twice as old as his son. In 10 years the sum of their ages will be 89 years. Let x be the sons present age.
I need to translate the following situation into an equation.. and I just can’t. I need help please.
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Question 1148004: there are 5 more pigeons than twice the parrots in a cage of 50 pets if 5 birds of each are adopted then pigeons becomes double than the parrots find the number of pigeons and parrots in the cage
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Question 1148074: How much of two grape drinks, one 10% grape juice and the other 40% grape juice should be mixed to get 3 gallons that is 30% grape juice?
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Question 1148088: Peanuts sell for $3.00 per pound. Cashews sell for $6.00 per pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 12 pounds of peanuts to obtain a mixture that sells for $4.20 per pound?

I got 8 pounds of cashews... Is this right???
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Question 1148051: Use the graphical method to solve the following question. Scale: 2 cm: 10 units on both axes.
A butcher produces sausage from a blend of beef, pork and fat. Batches of 50 kg of the mixture are made up. He must ensure that there is at most one quarter the amount of pork as there is beef. The fat is used as a filler and each 50 kg portion of sausage should not contain more than 10 kg of the latter to maintain the quality. The costs per kg of beef, pork and fat are N$6-00, N$4-00 and N$2-00 respectively. Determine how the 50 kg batches should be made up to minimize the costs and calculate the minimum cost.

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Question 1148120: If 20 quarts of Milk contains 2quarts of butter fats, how many quarts of Pure water Must be added to Produce a mixture of Containing 4% butterfat?
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Question 1148178: If x × y = 4410 and x by y = 9by 10 then x and y = ?
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Question 1148679: A chemist wants to make 57 ml of a 17% acid solution by mixing an 11% acid solution and a 20% acid solution. How many milliliters of each solution should the chemist use?
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Question 1148903: how much salt must be added to 40 pounds of a 5% salt solution to make a solution that is 25% iodine
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Question 1149091: Assume that a manufacturer can purchase a needed component from a supplier at a cost of $8 per unit, or it can invest $40,000 in equipment and produce the item at the cost of $5.50 per unit.
i) Determine the quantity for which total costs are equal for the make and buy alternatives.
ii) What is the minimum cost alternative if 15,000 units are required? What is the minimum cost?

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Question 1149090: Assume that a manufacturer can purchase a needed component from a supplier at a cost of $8 per unit, or it can invest $40,000 in equipment and produce the item at the cost of $5.50 per unit.

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Question 1149122: John wants to make an alloy of which 30% will be copper.
He uses 500g which has 20% copper and X grams which has 70% copper.
Find the value of X.
Thank you.
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Question 1149238: In what ratio must two kinds of salt, costing $390 and $315 per kg respectively, be mixed in order to produce a mixture worth $69
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Question 1149256: In what ratio must two sorts of suger, costing $390 and $315 per kg respectively, be mixed in order to produce a mixture worth $345
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Question 1149255: In what ratio must two sorts of suger, costing $390 and $315 per kg respectively, be mixed in order to produce a mixture worth $345
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Question 1149312: You have 10 milliliters of a drink that contains 71% water. How many milliliters of a drink containing 19% water needs to be added in order to have a final drink that is 32% water?

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Question 1149316: You need a 90% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 30 mL of a 55% alcohol mixture. How much pure alcohol will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
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Question 1149432: If drink A contains 3% milk and drink B contains 84% milk. How much of each solution should be mixed in order to create 135 liters of a solution that contains 78% milk?
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Question 1149620: A nontoxic furniture polish can be made by combining vinegar and olive oil. The amount of oil should be three times the amount of vinegar. How much of each ingredient is needed in order to make 10 oz of furniture polish?
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Question 1149661: It takes 6 gallons of water to fill a cooler. A leak developed in the bottom of the cooler when
it was full, and 10 hours later it was empty. At what average rate in ounces per hour did the
water leak from the cooler?

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Question 1149817: A nurse has 6 L of a 3% boric acid solution. How much of a 10% boric acid solution must be added to produce a 4% solution?
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