Concentration

How many grams of 65% and 50% acid is to be mixed to give 240 g acid with a concentration of 60%?

Correct result:

a =  160
b =  80

Solution:


a+b= 240
0.65a+0.50b = 0.60•240

a+b= 240
0.65•a+0.50•b = 0.60•240

a+b = 240
0.65a+0.5b = 144

a = 160
b = 80

Our linear equations calculator calculates it.

Try another example


We would be pleased if you find an error in the word problem, spelling mistakes, or inaccuracies and send it to us. Thank you!






Showing 0 comments:
avatar




Tips to related online calculators
Our percentage calculator will help you quickly calculate various typical tasks with percentages.
Do you have a linear equation or system of equations and looking for its solution? Or do you have quadratic equation?

You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

Next similar math problems:

  • Acid solution
    h2so4 By adding 250 grams of a 96% solution of sulfuric acid to its 3% solution its initial concentration was changed to 25%. How many grams of 3% of the acid were used for dilution?
  • Vinegar 2
    ocet How many percentage of getvinegar solution, if we mix to 3.5 liters of 5.8% and 5 liters of 7.6% vinegar?
  • Spirit
    lieh From 55% and 80% spirit we would like to produce 0.2 kg of 60% spirit. How many of them we must use in a solution?
  • Alcohol mixture
    roztoky_1 From 55% and 80% alcohol we have to produce 0.2 kg of 60% alcohol. How many of them do we use in solution?
  • Sea water
    sea Mixing 62 kg of sea water with 84 kg rainwater is created water containing 3.1% salt. How many percent sea water contains salt?
  • Acid evaporation
    roztoky_12 How many kilograms of water do we have to evaporate from 100 kg of 32% acid to make it 80% concentration?
  • Peroxide
    chemia_3 How many ml 30% of peroxide (H2O2) should be poured into 100ml H2O to give a 20% solution?
  • Fruit juice
    cukr_9 Fruit juice contains 37.5% sugar. How many percents of sugar will be in the flavored mineral that we prepare from 100 grams of fruit juice and 1.4 liters of mineral? (1 liter = 1 kg)
  • Acids
    acids 70% acid was make from same acid of two different concentrations. Amount weaker acid to the stronger acid is in ratio 2:1. What was the concentration of the weaker acid, if stronger had 91% concentration?
  • Bronze, tin and copper
    zvon Bronze is an alloy of tin and copper. An alloy of 10% tin and 90% copper is Gunmetal. If it contains 20% tin and 80% copper, it is bell metal. How many tons of molten bell metal and how many tons of copper is needed to make 100 tons of Gunmetal?
  • Solution
    chemia What amount of 80% solution and what amount of water is needed to mix in order to obtain two liters of 60% solution of this mixture?
  • Two math problems
    coins 1) The sum of twice a number and -6 is nine more than the opposite of that number. Find the number. 2) A collection of 27 coins, all nickels, and dimes, is worth $2.10. How many of each coin are there? The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin.
  • Metal alloy
    ocel What is the ratio of metals in the alloy that is in the 50 tonnes of steel to 30 kg nickel?
  • Salt
    salt_4 Sea water containing 5% salt. How many kg of fresh water necessary to pour into 40 kg of sea water so that the salinity fell to 2%?
  • Pharmacy
    roztoky_3 The pharmacy add to 3 liters of 95-percent alcohol 5 liters of 38.04 percent alcohol. How many percent pharmacy got?
  • Tea blend
    teas Tea blends are maked from two kinds of tea. In standard tea mixture are two teas in the ratio 1:3 and 40 g costs 42 CZK. In the premium tea mixture are weighing two teas in the ratio 1:1 and 50 grams costs 60 CZK. How much cost 10 grams of more expensive
  • Hydrochloric acid
    hcl Determine the concentration of which must have a solution of hydrochloric acid that mixing 10 l of the solution with 8 liters of 26% solution to get the solution with a concentration of 50%?