SOLUTION: You need to prepare a 47 mL of a 24% syrup/soda "prescription" . To do this, you can use the 80% syrup solution and the 10% soda solution that you have in stock. How many mL of ea

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Question 1137852: You need to prepare a 47 mL of a 24% syrup/soda "prescription" . To do this, you can use the 80% syrup solution and the 10% soda solution that you have in stock. How many mL of each solution do you need to create this final solution?
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0.80x + 0.10(47 - x) = 0.24(47)
0.80x + 4.7 - 0.10x = 11.28
0.70x = 6.58
x = 9.4
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In order to get 47ml of a 24% formula you need 9.4 ml of the 80% and 47 - 9.4 = 37.6 of the 10% solution