SOLUTION: How many liters of a 58% sugar solution must be added to 14 L of a 40% sugar solution to obtain a 50% sugar solution?

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Question 789682: How many liters of a 58% sugar solution must be added to 14 L of a 40% sugar solution to obtain a 50% sugar solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answering this properly REALLY depends on knowing and using the densities and knowing how the concentrations are actually meant; either w/w or w/v.

As an approximation, you can predict what your value could be using this:

p = how many liters of the 58% sugar solution,
%2858%2Ap%2B40%2A14%29%2F%28p%2B14%29=50 and solve for p.