SOLUTION: a chemical storeroom has an 80% alcohol solution and a 40% alcohol solution. How many milliliters of the 40% solution should be added to 50 milliliters of the 80% solution to obtai

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Question 1017864: a chemical storeroom has an 80% alcohol solution and a 40% alcohol solution. How many milliliters of the 40% solution should be added to 50 milliliters of the 80% solution to obtain a 60% solution?
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a chemical storeroom has an 80% alcohol solution and a 40% alcohol solution. How many milliliters of the 40% solution should be added to 50 milliliters of the 80% solution to obtain a 60% solution?
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60 is the average of 40 & 80
--> equal amounts