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Question 516713: the pineapple juice comes in two concentrated forms, 17% and 30% pineapple juice, which must be combines into a solution that can be mixed with the orange juice. if 50 gallons of 17% juice is used, how many gallons of the 30% juice must be used to obtain 20% pineapple solution
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Question 516712: a juice drink manufacturer has found mixing pineapple juice concentrate and fresh squeezing orange juice is the most cost effective way to produce its breakfast beverage. the pineapple juice comes in two concentrated forms, 17% and 30% pineapple juice, which must be combines into a solution that can be mixed with the orange juice. if 50 gallons of 17% juice is used, how many gallons of the 30% juice must be used to obtain 20% pineapple solution
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Question 517193: Kristin bought 1 pound of chocolate and 5 pounds of jelly beans for $9.24. Quwan bought 4 pounds of chocolate and 4 pounds of jelly beans for $18.40. How much does a pound of chocolate cost and how much does a pound of jelly beans cost?
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Question 517417: ann and nancy use a metal alloy that is 16% copper to make jewerly. How many ounces of a 11% alloy must be mixed with a 24% allot to form 130 ounces of the desired alloy?
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Question 517486: A biologist has two brine solutions, one containing 3% salt and another containing 12% salt. How many milliliters of each solution should she mix to obtain 1 L of a solution that contains 8.4% salt?

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Question 517719: how many ounces of 45% alcohol has to be mixed with 14 ounces of 50% alcohol to make 47% alcohol?
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Question 517725: two cyclists one averaging 9mph and another cyclist averaging 11 mph, start from the same place at the same time. If they travel in opposite directions, after how long will they be 100 miles apart?
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Question 517601: what percentage is equal to the fraction 5|2
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Question 517994: Pure acid is to be added to a 10% acid solution to obtain 90L of 60% solution. What amounts of each should be used?
How many liters of 100% pure acid should be used to make the solution?
How many liters of the 10% solution should be used in the mixture?
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Question 518029: How much water must be added to 300 L of a solution so that its concentration may change from 25% to 20%?
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Question 518226: I need help with a word problem on my assignment:
A nut wholesaler sells cashews for $3.50 a pound, and peanuts for $2 a pound. If he was going to create a 60 pound mixture to sell for $3 a pound, how many cups of each type of nuts would he need?
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Question 518228: Could you please help me solve this word problem?:
You are given $3.45 in change, however the cash register only has dimes and quarters. You receive a total of 15 coins back. How many dimes do you receive?
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Question 518261: I have 2 liters of paint that is 30% yellow and 70% red. How many liters of yellow paint should I add to get a mixture that is 45% yellow and 55% red?
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Question 518202: The sum of the digits is 12.
The digit in the tousandths place is 3 times the digit in the tens place.
To the nearest ten, the number rounds to 30.
The digit in the tenths place is one more than the digit in the hundredths place.
What is the number?
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Question 518514: A chemist has one solution of 20% acid and another of 50% acid. How many milliliters of each are needed to obtain 18 milliliters of 30% acid?
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Question 518707: A landscape architect bought bluegrass seed for $6 per pound and Bermuda grass seed for $3 per pound. how much Bermuda grass must be mixed with 100 pounds of bluegrass to obtain a blend that will cost $5 per pound?
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Question 518701: Tickets are $19 for adults and $14 for children. there are 525 more children tickets sold than adults total sales is $31,770. How many of each are sold?
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Question 519154: a chemist has one solution that is 20% alcohol and another that is 60% alcohol. How much of each should the chemist use to get 100 ml of a solution that is 52% alcohol?
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Question 519135: I have a tens value of 30 more than 20. I have a ones value of 2 less than 6. What number Am I.
Thank you.
Alex C.
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Question 519208: there are 10 pints of a 40% acid solution that is being added to 4 pints of an 80% solution. what will be the level of acid concentration in the mixture?
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Question 519224: Hi, I am trying to complete a practice test for my Algebra class but I need help solving the following problem:
How much water must be evaporated from 64 oz of a 10% salt solution to make a 2% salt solution?
If possible, could you also show me how you got the answer.
Thank you.
Lia M.
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Question 519280: a candy manufacturer wishes to mix two candies as a sales promotion. One candy sells for $2.00 per pound and he other candy sells for $0.75 per pound. The manufacture wishes to have 1000 pounds of the mixture and to sell it for $1.35 per pound. How many pounds of each type of candy should be used in the mixture?
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Question 519367: Ashley mixed together 3 gallons of brand A fruit drink and 6 gallons of brand B fruit drink which contains 50% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit juice in brand A if the mixture contained 40% fruit juice.
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Question 519443:

...A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $6.00 per pound with coffee costing $4.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a blend costing $5.30 per pound?
$6.00/lb coffee 1 lb
$4.50/lb coffee 2 lb
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Question 519471: Find the cost per ounce of a sunscreen made from 130 oz of lotion that cost $3.46 per ounce and 90 oz of lotion that cost $11.38 per ounce.
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Question 519698: During Chemistry class, Tamika plans to mix a bottle containing 50ml of 10% HCL solution with a bottle containing 25% HCL solution. If she wants a 20% solution. How much 25% HCL must be added?
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Question 519782: how many ounces of water must be evaporated from 50oz of a 12% salt solution to produce a 15% salt solution? I know that the answer is 10oz, however i do not know how the book got that as the answer. my teacher is using a 3 by 3 box set up to answer these word problems. I just cant figure this one out...
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Question 519853: how much pure (100%) vinegar and 5% vinegar must be mixed to obtain 50oz of a 24% solution
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Question 519880: How many ounces of 25% alcohol solution must be mixed with 18 ounces of 30% solution to make 27% alcohol?

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Question 519952: Candy worth $.95/kg was mixed with candy worth $1.85/kg to produce a mixture worth $1.45/kg. How many kilograms of each kind of candy were used to make 27 kg of the mixture?
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Question 519971: a merchant hass coffee worth $20.00 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $90.00 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $40.00 a pound. How many pounds of the $20.00 coffee should be used?
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Question 519987: Walt made an extra $7000 last year from a part time job. He invested part of the money at 8%and the rest at 6%. He made a total of $500.00 in interest. How much was invested at 6%?
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Question 519949: how many grams of pure silver must be added to 30 grams of an alloy that is 50% silver to obtain an alloy that is 60% silver?
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Question 520163: John is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party. if keil can spend $64.50 on nuts and peanuts cost $2.50 per pound and fancy nuts cost $6.50 pound, how many pounds of each should he buy?
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Question 520714: number theory a number is divided by 5, then 3 is added to the quotient. after subtracting 10, the result is 30. what is the number.
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Question 520647: How many milliliters of a 12% acid solution and how many milliliters of a 4% acid solution must be mixed to obtain 40ml of a10% acid solution?
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Question 521012: Two Kleaning ladies company needs a 50% bleach mixture solution. they make 12 liter at a time from a 40% bleach solution and a 70% bleach solution. How many liters do they need of each?
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Question 521088: How do i solve the following word problem. Jack travels 52 km in 2 and 3/5 inches. what was his average speed?
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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 521211: Cathy mixes 5 pounds of dried cranberries that sell for $4 per pound with some dried peaches that sell for $12 per pound. If she wants the mix to be worth $10 per pound, then how many pounds of peaches should she use?
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Question 521222: You need 630 mL of a 30% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 70% alcohol mixture. How much of the 70% alcohol mixture and pure water will you need to obtain the desired solution?
You will need
mL of pure water
and
mL of the 70% solution.
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Question 521471: You need a 80% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 320 mL of a 85% alcohol mixture. How much pure water will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
You will need
mL of pure water
to obtain
mL of the desired 80% solution.
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