SOLUTION: A scientist has two solutions, which she has labeled Solution A and Solution B. Each contains salt. She knows that Solution A is 30% salt and Solution B is 80% salt. She wan

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Question 1091678: A scientist has two solutions, which she has labeled Solution A and Solution B. Each contains salt. She knows that Solution A is
30%
salt and Solution B is
80%
salt. She wants to obtain
80
ounces of a mixture that is
60%
salt. How many ounces of each solution should she use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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80% salt, not possible.
60% salt, not possible.
Dry mixture in some other dry solid granular carrier, yes possible; but solutions in water? Not possible at those concentrations.

The arithmetic, if ignoring physical reality could go this way:
0.3x%2B0.8%2880-x%29=0.6%2A80, using x for the "ounces" of the 30% salt material.