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MIXTURE PROBLEM:
John wants to make a 100 ml
of 5% alcohol solution mixing
a quantity of 2% alcohol
solution with a 7% alcohol
solution. What are the
quantities of each of two
solutions(2% & 7%)
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We need to make 100 ml of 5% acid solution. This means we need to

obtain 5 ml of acid and 100 ml of solution.

Let x= the number of ml of 2%

solution

Then 100 – x will be the

number of ml of 7% solution

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We need to find x such that

2x+7(100-x)=100*5
2x+700-7x=500
5x=200 = 40 or X=40
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5 5
So the quantities are 40 ml 2%
solution and 60 ml 7% solution
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