SOLUTION: Hand sanitizer is sold in 50ml and 200ml bottles. A chemist received 15L of the sanitizer and received in total 105 bottles. Develop and solve simultaneous equations to determine h
Question 1143373: Hand sanitizer is sold in 50ml and 200ml bottles. A chemist received 15L of the sanitizer and received in total 105 bottles. Develop and solve simultaneous equations to determine how many of each size bottle the chemist received Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of 50 ml bottles
Let = number of 200 ml bottles
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(1)
(2) ( in mi )
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(1)
Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
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He got 40 of the 50 ml bottles
He got 65 of the 200 ml bottles
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
