SOLUTION: Jamal needs 1000 ml of 60 % - ethanol solution for his chemistry experiment.the school lab only has two solutions of ethanol. Solution 1 is 50% ethanol and solution 2 is 75% ethano

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Question 849990: Jamal needs 1000 ml of 60 % - ethanol solution for his chemistry experiment.the school lab only has two solutions of ethanol. Solution 1 is 50% ethanol and solution 2 is 75% ethanol. Jamal decides to mix together some of solution 1 and some of solution 2 to get 1000 ml of 60 % - ethanol solution. What is a setup I can use to solve this problem.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Study this mixture lesson. Everything you need is explained and setup.
http://www.algebra.com/tutors/Mixtures%3A-All-in-Symbols.lesson?content_action=show_dev