SOLUTION: A nurse has two solutions that contain different concentrations of a certain medication. One is a 20% concentration and the other is a 5% concentration. How many cubic centimeters

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Question 992956: A nurse has two solutions that contain different concentrations of a certain medication. One is a 20% concentration and the other is a 5% concentration. How many cubic centimeters of each should he mix to obtain 10 cc of a 15.5% solution?
20% concentration solution
cc

5% concentration solution
cc

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This example, although using DIFFERENT percent values and uses a different type of material, works the same way:

two-part mixture using just one variable