Mixtures A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The first is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and thethird is 40%. How many milliliters of each should she use tomake 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times asmuch of the 10% solution as the 40% solution?
Mixtures A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The first is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and thethird is 40%. How many milliliters of each should she use tomake 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times asmuch of the 10% solution as the 40% solution?
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Mixtures A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The first is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and the
third is 40%. How many milliliters of each should she use to
make 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times as
much of the 10% solution as the 40% solution?
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