SOLUTION: How many liters of a 11% salt solution must be mixed with 11 liters of a 32% salt solution to obtain 22% salt solution?

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Question 860316: How many liters of a 11% salt solution must be mixed with 11 liters of a 32% salt solution to obtain 22% salt solution?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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--- percent ---------------- Amount
Solution I 32 ---------------- 11 liters
Solution II 11 ---------------- x liters
Mixture 22 ---------------- 11 + x liters

32 * 11 + 11 x = 22 ( 11 + x )
352 + 11 x = 242 + 22 x
11 x -22 x = -352 + 242
-11 x = -110
/ -11
x = 10 liters Solution II

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