SOLUTION: A chemist wants to create a solution that is 24% acid. How many liters of a 40% acid solution must be added to 50 liters of an 18% acid solution to obtain this 24% acid mixture?

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Question 899019: A chemist wants to create a solution that is 24% acid. How many liters of a 40% acid solution must be added to 50 liters of an 18%
acid solution to obtain this 24% acid mixture?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.4*x+0.18*50=0.24(50+x)
0.4x-0.24x=12-9
0.16x=3
x=18.75