SOLUTION: How many liters containing 8% acid solution should be added to 20 liters containing 60% acid in order to obtain a 40% acid solution?

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Question 1093330: How many liters containing 8% acid solution should be added to 20 liters containing 60% acid in order to obtain a 40% acid solution?

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%280.08%2Ax+%2B+0.6%2A20%29%2F%28x+%2B+20%29 = 0.4.

The numerator is the volume of the pure acid in the mixture, obtained by adding the volumes of the pure acid in components;
the denominator is the total liquid volume.

x is the unknown volume under the question.


Simplify and solve for x.


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