24.2k views
1 vote
You need a 90% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 55 mL of a 45% alcohol mixture. You also have 95% alcohol mixture. How much of the 95% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?

User Dennie
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

495 milliliters of the 95% mixture are needed.

Explanation:

Given that I need a 90% alcohol solution, and on hand I have a 55 ml of a 45% alcohol mixture, and I also have 95% alcohol mixture, to determine how much of the 95% mixture will I need to add to obtain the desired solution, the following calculation must be performed:

55 x 0.45 + 45 x 0.95 = 67.5

25 x 0.45 + 75 x 0.95 = 82.5

15 x 0.45 + 85 x 0.95 = 87.5

10 x 0.45 + 90 x 0.95 = 90

10 = 55

90 = X

90 x 55/10 = X

4,950 / 10 = X

495 = X

Thus, 495 milliliters of the 95% mixture are needed.

User Usman Khawaja
by
8.3k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories