SOLUTION: Jotham needs 70 liters of a 50% alcohol solution. He has a 30% solution and an 80% solution available. How many liters of the 30% solution and how many liters of the 80% solution s

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Question 1159320: Jotham needs 70 liters of a 50% alcohol solution. He has a 30% solution and an 80% solution available. How many liters of the 30% solution and how many liters of the 80% solution should he mix to make the 50% solution?
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Answer by ikleyn(52812) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jotham needs 70 liters of a 50% alcohol solution. He has a 30% solution and an 80% solution available.
How many liters of the 30% solution and how many liters of the 80% solution should he mix to make the 50% solution?
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Let x = the volume of the 80% solution needed, in liters.

Then the volume of the 30% solution to mix is  (70-x) liters.


The equation to find x is THIS


    0.80x + 0.30*(70-x) = 0.50*70,  


It says that the volume of the pure alcohol in ingredients is equal to the volume of the pure alcohol in the final mixture.


From this equation, express x and calculate

    x = %280.50%2A70-0.30%2A70%29%2F%280.80-0.30%29 = 28.


ANSWER.  28 liters of the 80% solution and the rest, 70-28 = 42 liters, of the 30% solution.

Solved.


Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jotham needs 70 liters of a 50% alcohol solution. He has a 30% solution and an 80% solution available. How many liters of the 30% solution and how many liters of the 80% solution should he mix to make the 50% solution?
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t = amount of 30%
e = amount of 80%
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t + e = 70 ----- total solution
0.3t + 0.8e = 0.5*70 ---- total alcohol
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3t + 8e = 350
3t + 3e = 210
-------------------- Subtract
5e = 140
e = 28 liters
t = 42 liters

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jotham needs 70 liters of a 50% alcohol solution. He has a 30% solution and an 80% solution available. How many liters of the 30% solution and how many liters of the 80% solution should he mix to make the 50% solution?
Tutor @IKLEYN is correct about equal amounts being mixed when % of desired mixture is midway between %s of available solutions. 
In her explanation she uses 50% as the desired solution, but mistakenly uses 20% as one of the available solutions, instead of 30%.

With desired solution % being 50, and available solution %s being 30 and 80, correct amount of 80% solution to mix is: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C2%2C+28%2C+L%29%29.