SOLUTION: What amount of each mixture, one 95% alcohol and the other 15% alcohol, must be used to make 10 liters of a mixture which is 45% alcohol? What equation or equaitons will express th

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Question 145593: What amount of each mixture, one 95% alcohol and the other 15% alcohol, must be used to make 10 liters of a mixture which is 45% alcohol? What equation or equaitons will express this problem.
A. .95x+.15y=10
.45(x+y)=.45*10
B..95x+.15x=.45
C. .95x+.15x(10-x)=.45*10
D. x+y=10
.45x+.95y=.45*10
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C if you use one variable
D if you use two variables
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