2 years ago

Bruce wants to make 50 ml of an alcohol solution with a 12% concentration. He has a 10% alcohol solution and a

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1 answer:

Ira Lisetskai [31]2 years ago

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Answer:

0.1x+0.15(50-x)= 50*0.12

Step-by-step explanation:

50 ml of 12% solution has 50*0.12 ml of alcohol

x ml of 10% solution has x*0.1 ml of alcohol

(50-x) ml of 15% solution has (50-x)*0.15 ml of alcohol

The equation to solve is:

0.1x+0.15(50-x)= 50*0.12

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