Gabe Amodeo, a nuclear physicist, needs 60 liters of a 60% acid solution. He currently has a 50% solution and a 70% solution. How many liters of each does he need to make the needed 60 liters of 60% acid solution? ...... Gabe needs liters of the 50% solution.

Gabe Amodeo, a nuclear physicist, needs 60 liters of a 60% acid solution. He currently has a 50% solution and a 70% solution. How many liters of each does he need to make the needed 60 liters of 60% acid solution? ...... Gabe needs liters of the 50% solution.

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