SOLUTION: A chemist wishes to make 10 litres of a 30% alcohol solution. To do this he uses some quantities of a 10% alchol solution and a 60% alchol solution. How many litres of each of thes

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Question 946074: A chemist wishes to make 10 litres of a 30% alcohol solution. To do this he uses some quantities of a 10% alchol solution and a 60% alchol solution. How many litres of each of these solutions will be required?
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Mixing two concentrations for known amount of mixture
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