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Question 547077: how many pounds of peanuts at php 80.00 per pound should be added to 200 pounds of cashew nuts at php 200.00 per pound of the mixture is to be worth php 120.00 per pound?
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Question 547083: Q.1.
a fruit vendor buys some oranges at the rate of rs 5 per orange.
he also buys equal no. of bananas at the rate of rs.2 per banana. he makes a 20% profit on oranges and 15% on bananas. at the end of the day all th fruit is sold out. his total profit is rs. 390 . find the no. of oranges sold

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Question 547463: How many pounds of chocolate at $8.00 per pound must be mixed with almonds at $5.00 per pound to get
i5 pounds of candy worth $6.00 per pound
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Question 547742: a chemist has one solution that is 15% salkt and a second that is 25% salt how many liters of each should be mixed together to get 30 liters of a solution that is 18% salt?
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Question 547733: How many gallons of 80% antifreeze should be mixed with 15 gallons of 40% antifreeze to obtain a 55% antifreeze mixture?
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Question 547835: how many ounces of pure water must be mixed with 50 ounces of a 15% saline solution to make a solution that is 10% salt?
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Question 547860: how many ounces of a 35% silver alloy must be melted with an alloy of 65% silver to produce 20 ounces of a 41% silver alloy?
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Question 547922: if u have to add or subtract to find and answer and be equivelent to 22 gallons whats the answer 21 gallons and 2 quarts over 9 gallons and 3 quarts
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Question 548090: how much water must be evaporated from 64oz of 2% solution to make a 10% solution?
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Question 548035: Can you please help me solve this problem?
"A chemist mixed a 20% alcohol solution with a 12% alcohol solution to obtain 200mL of a 15% alcohol solution. How many mL of the 20% solution did he use?"
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Question 548177: how many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 2 quarts of a 20% antifreeze solution to obtain a 50% antifreeze solution?
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Question 548187: A container has 6 liters of a 40% solution of alcohol in it. How much pure alcohol should be added to raise it to a 60% solution.
I have a test today and i dont understand mixture problems very well and i was hoping you could be my lifesaver and help me learn this before i have to go to school :)
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Question 548241: Suppose I have a beverage that contains 5% sugar and another that contains 10% sugar. If I start with 20 gallons of the 10% sugar beverage, then how many gallons of the 5% sugar beverage would I need to bring the sugar concentration to 5.5%?
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Question 548758: while at the music store,drew bought 5 CDS,all at the same price.the tax on his purchase was $6, and total was $61.what was the price of each cd
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Question 548825: C and Y candy company mixes candy that costs $6.00 per kg with candy that costs $4.50 per kg. How many kilograms of each are needed to make ao 3kg box that costs $15.00?
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Question 548873: How much amount of 38% concentration and 70% concentration of sugar particles do you mix to get 40%,41%,42%,43%,44% and 45% concentration of it?
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Question 549016: The pickling company wants to make 1400 liters of a 6% brine(salt) solution by mixing a 15% brine solution with water. How much of each should be used to accomplish this?
I thought the equation should look something like 15%B + W = 6% times 1400. But I can't get that to work.
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Question 549129: How many gallons of 80% antifreeze must be added to 90 gallons of 20% antifreeze to get a mixture of 70% antifreeze?
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Question 549134: How many liters of 40% acid solution must be mixed with 10 liters of 65% solution to get 45% acid solution?
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Question 549191: How many liters of 20% alcohol solution must be mixed with 60 liters of 70% solution to get a 60% solution?
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Question 549304: a man mixes 100 lbs of 90% copper alloy with 150 lbs of 60% copper alloy what is his percentage of the total copper alloy?
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Question 549281: You need to choose between two telephone plans for local calls, plan A charges $25 per month for local call, plan B has a monthly fee of $13 with a charge of $0.06 per call. How many telephone calls in a month make plan A a better deal?
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Question 549280: A truck can be rentes from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $0.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 per day plus $0.50 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles can be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Basic rental a better deal?

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Question 549394: A chemist has 40 ounces of a solution of iodine and alcohol, which is 15% iodine. How much pure iodine must be added to make a solution that is 20% iodine?
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Question 549564: lilly and wilma working together can complete a job in 1 and 1/3 hours. if it takes lilly working alone 2 hours less than wilma to do the job, find the time inquired by each woman working alone.
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Question 549594: The ratio between the acceleration rates of two automobiles is 4 to 3. The car with the faster rate can go from 0 km/h to 80 km/h in 9 seconds. How long will it take the slower car to go from 0 km/h to 80 km/h?
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Question 549605: container A contains 3 times as much water as container b. if you pour 1.25 quarts from a to b. now container a has only twice as much water than b.
what were the amounts in a and b to start??
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Question 549607: a bottle of shampoo and a bottle of body wash cost 14.50 in all. if you buy 3 shampoo and 5 body wash for 56.90. how much was each bottle of shampoo
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Question 549692: How many pounds of nuts selling for $3.00 per pound should be mixed with 3 pounds of nuts selling for $1.20 a pound to obtain a mix selling for $2.46 per pound?

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Question 549949: If x ml pure alcohol is added to 400 ml of a 15% solution and after adding its strength becomes 32%, then the value of x is what?
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Question 550316: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AND SHOW ME HOW TO WORK OUT THESE PROBLEMS.I IF U BREAK IT DOWN FOR ME I WILL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.
1) A BAG PF DIMES AND QUARTERS IS WORTH $3.55. THERE ARE FOUR MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF DIMES AS QUARTERS. HOW MANY OF THE COINS ARE DIMES?

2)THE PERIMETER OF A TRIANGLE IS 23 INCHES. THE LONGEST SIDE EXCEEDS THE SHORTER BY 7 INCHES WHILE THE THIRD SIDE IS TWICE THE SHORT SIDE. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGEST SIDE?

3) TWICE A NUMBER LESS FIVE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER LESS THREE. WHAT'S THE VALUE OF THE NUMBER?

4) THE SUM OF TWO NUMBERS IS 25, AND THEIR DIFFERENCE IS 9. WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS?
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Question 550352: how many ounces of a 35% alcohol solution must be mixed with 15 ounces of a 40% alcohol solution to make a 36% alcohol solution?
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Question 550372: how many pounds of peanuts at 40 pesos per pound should be added to 100 pounds of cashew nuts at 100 pesos per pound if the mixture is to be worth 60 pesos per pound?
thanks i need it before january 2..
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Question 550479: A supermarket is selling 2 types of candies, orange slices and strawberry leaves. The orange slices cost $1.29 per pound and the strawberry leaves cost $1.79 per pound. How many pounds of each should be mixed to get a 11-pound mixture that sells for $16.69?
Find the number of pounds of the orange slices that are required
___pounds (Type an integer or a decimal.)
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Question 550491: A chemist has two solutions of HCL. One has a 40% concentration and the other has a 25% concentration. How many liters of each solution must be mixed to obtain 54 liters of a 39% solution?
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Question 550481: Paul has an 70% methyl alcohol solution. He wishes to make a gallon of a solution by mixing his methyl alcohol solution with water. If 128 ounces, or a gallon, of solution should contain 7% methyl alcohol, how much of the 70% methyl alcohol solution and how much water must be mixed?
The amount of 70% methyl alcohol solution is ___ounces.
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
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Question 550477: how many quarts of pure anti-freeze must be added to 7 quarts of a 20% antifreeze solution to obtain a 30% anti-freeze solution?
__Quart(s )of pure antifreeze must be added.
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Question 550482: A highway connects city "A" and city "B" and extends 2659 miles. Paul Simon begins in city "A" and drives at an average rate of 43 MPH on the highway toward city B. At the same time John Smith begins in city "B" and drives on the highway at an average rate of 55 MPH toward city "A". If Paul and John maintain these average speeds, how long after they start will they meet?
___hr (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed)
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Question 550561: A chemist is mixing a solution that is 2% acid and another solution that is 8% acid. He needs to make 75 mL of a solution that is 5% acid. How much of each solution should he use?
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Question 550577: How many liters of 20% alcohol solution should be added to 40 liters of a 50% alcohol solution to make a 30% solution?
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Question 550577: How many liters of 20% alcohol solution should be added to 40 liters of a 50% alcohol solution to make a 30% solution?
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Question 550628: if a tank holds 100Gallons with a mix of 60% water and 40%oil , how many gallons of oil does tank contain?
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Question 550733: A chemist is mixing a solution that is 2% acid and another solution that is 8% acid. He needs to make 75 mL of a solution that is 5% acid. How much of each solution should he use? Solve and write a system of equations to model the situation.
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Question 550811: A company offers a starting yearly salary of $30,000 with raises of $2,000 per year. Find the total salary over a ten-year period. The total salary is $_______

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