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Question 773515: if 5% salt in 6 litre water, then how many % of salt in 5 litre
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Question 773513: if 5% salt in 6 litre water,then how many % of salt in 5 litre water

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Question 773672: Determine how much water is needed to dilute 15 liters of a solution that is 12% dye such that a
5% dye solution is obtained.
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Question 773670: A radiator contains 25 quarts of a water and antifreeze solution, which is 60% antifreeze. How
much of this solution should be drained and replaced with water to obtain a solution with 40%
antifreeze?
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Question 773669: A liter of vinegar is 5% acid. How many more liters of pure acid are needed to get a mixture that is 81% acid?
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Question 774044: How much of Brand A fruit punch (16% fruit juice) must be mixed with 5 gal. of apple juice to create a mixture containing 51% fruit juice?
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Question 774046: a pharmacist wants to make 40 ml of a 76% hydrogen peroxide solution how many mls of 55% hydrogen peroxide must he mix with 85% hydrogen peroxide to make a desire solution
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Question 774119: How many gallons of a 40% alcohol solution must be mixed with 70 gallons of a 13% solution to obtain a solution that is 30% alchol?
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Question 774452: Suppose your gasoline tank holds 18 gallons of fuel. Your tank is currently 20% full. How many gallons of fuel do you need to add to fill the tank?
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Question 774414: 8 liters of a4 percent silver iodine solution must be mixed with a 10 percent solution to get a six percent solution how many liters of 10 percent solution are needed
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Question 774704: How many pounds of gourmet candy selling for $1.80 per pound should be mixed with 3 pounds of candy selling for $2.60 a pound to obtain a mixture selling for $2.04 per pound?
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Question 774910: A movie theater charges $9 for adults and $7 senior citizens. the total revenue for that particular movie is $475. Determine the number of each type of ticket sold if the number of children's tickets sold was half the number of adults tickets sold..
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Question 774902: How much of the Aztec coffee, which sells for $6.00 per pound, and how much of he Cinnamon coffee, which sells for $8.00 per pound, should be mixed to make a 5 lb of Winterfresh blend to be sold at $7.20 per pound?
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Question 774918: Jan can deliver the mail in 4 hours. It takes Marcia 6 hours to complete the same route. How long would it take to deliver the mail if they worked together?
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Question 774957: How much of an alloy that is 30% copper should be mixed with 600 ounces of an alloy that is 60% copper in order to get an alloy that is 40% copper?
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Question 774903: how to make 20 liters of 25 percent acidic solution into 40 percent acidic solution.
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Question 775306: A sugar solution was made by mixing 1 fl. oz. of a 12% sugar solution and 2 fl. oz. of a 54% sugar solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture.
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Question 775405: Please Help!!!! If the recipe calls for 4 oz liquid portion and we have a population of 1500, how many gallons of product will it take to that population?
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Question 775435: A floral shop receives a $384 order for roses and carnations. The price per dozen for the roses and carnations are $18 and $12 respectively. The order contains as many roses as carnations. How many of each type of flower are in the order?
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Question 775440: The cooling system in a truck contains of 4 gallon of coolant that is 30% antifreeze. How much must be withdrawn and replaced with 100% antifreeze to bring the coolant in the system to 50% antifreeze?
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Question 775566: A car radiator contains 3 quarts of 30% antifreeze. How much 70% antifreeze must be added to produce a mixture of 55% antifreeze?
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Question 775746: 30% of 1 quart is?
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Question 775669: I need 23 pounds of candy they each weigh 12 ounces how many will I need to buy
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Question 775847: In 20 oz of one alloy, there are 6 oz of copper, 4 oz of zinc, and 10 oz of lead. In
20 oz of a second alloy, there are 12 oz of copper, 5 oz of zinc and 3 oz of lead. In
20 oz of a third alloy, there are 8 oz of copper, 6 oz of zinc, and 6 oz of lead. How
many ounces of each alloy should be combined to make a new alloy containing
34 oz of copper, 17 oz of zinc, and 19 oz of lead?
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Question 775974: I am not sure how to set this word problem up in order to solve.
A merchant has coffee worth $5 a pound that she wishes to mix with 9 pounds of coffee worth $3 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $2 a pound. How many pounds of $5 coffee should be mixed
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Question 776036: how much of Brand A fruit punch (24% fruit punch) must be mixed with 6 gal. of Brand B fruit punch (19% fruit juice) to create a mixture containing 22% fruit juice?
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Question 776066: I am not sure how to set this word problem up in order to solve.
The weight W of an object on the moon varies directly as its weight E on earth. A person who weighs 133 lb on earth weighs 26.6 lb on the moon. How much would a 136-lb person weigh on the moon?
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Question 776068: I am not sure how to set this word problem up in order to solve.
Tim and Judy mix two kinds of feed for pedigreed dogs. They wish to make 27 pounds of feed worth $0.46 per pound by mixing one kind worth $0.31 per pound with another worth $.077 per pound. How many pounds of the cheaper kind should they use in the mix?
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Question 776043: I am not sure how to set this word problem up in order to solve.
Helen Weller invested $12000 in an account that pays 12% interest. How much additional money must be invested in an account that pays 11% interest so that the average rate of return on her investment is 11.667%.
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Question 776065: I am not sure how to set this word problem up in order to solve.
Joan has a pocketful of dimes and quarters worth $2.95. If there are 22 coins in all, how many are quarters?
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Question 776148: 6 oz of copper which costs $4/oz were combined with 2 oz of tin which costs 8/oz. Find the cost per oz of the mixture. please put steps on how to do it.
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Question 776156: an acid solution was made by mixing 1L of a 40% acid solution and 4L of a 70% solution. what is the concentration of the mixture? please put steps on how you solved it
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Question 776169: How many liters of a 50% alcohol solution must be mixed with 80 liters if a 90% solution to get a 70% solution ?
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Question 776256: How many gallons of hydrochloride acid must be added to 12 gallons of a 30% solution to obtain a 40% solution?
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Question 776665: How much thinner must be mixed with 8 gallons of paint to get a mixture that is 80% paint?
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Question 776658: A businessman mixes two varieties of tea in the ratio of 2:5 and sells the mixtures at rs. 40 per kg. If the cost of two varieties respectively be rs. 45 per kg. What would be his profit percent?
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Question 777137: Tim and Judy mix two kinds of feed for pedigree dogs. They wish to make 27lbs of feed worth $0.46 per lb by mixing one kind worth $0.31 per lb with another worth $0.77 per lb. How many lbs of the cheaper kind should they use in the mix?
Need assistance on setting this problem up.
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Question 777245: If the label calls for you to mix 78 ounces of insecticide per 100 gallons of water. How many ounces would you need to mix with 90 gallons?
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Question 777314: how many milliliters of a 15% alcohol solution must be added to 80 mL of an 8% alcohol solution to make a 12% alcohol solution?
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Question 777342: a shortbread recipe uses flour, butter, sugar and nuts in the ratio, by weight, of 9:6:3:2. How much of each ingredient is used in making 1kg of the mixture
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Question 777720: How much water needs to be added to 400mL of 77% solUTION to make it 55% solUTION? I know that the answer is 160 mL, but I do not know how to get the answer.
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Question 777786: how many gallons of 5% alcohol solution must be mixed with 90 gallons of 1% solution to obtain a 2% solution

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Question 777800: 120 liters of fuel, containing 3% oil, is available for a certain 2-cycle engine. this fuel is used for another engine requiring 10% oil mixture. how many liters of oil must be added?
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