Question

Kate has 3 quarts of a 5% sugar solution she wants to mix this with 2478% sugar solution and X quarts of a 12% sugar solution to make a 10% sugar solution how many quarts of a 12% sure solution to Katie‘s

Answer 1

The volume of the 12% sugar solution required, 'X' for a given volume of the 8% sugar solution, 'Y' is;

X = (2·Y + 15)/2

When the volume of the 8% sugar solution, Y = 2 quartz, the volume of the 12% sugar solution required, X = 9.5 gallons

Explanation:

The data of the sugar solutions are;

The volume of 5% sugar solution Kate has = 3 quarts

The volume of the 12% sugar solution = X

Let 'Y' represent the volume of the 8% sugar solution, we have;

The volume of the resultant solution, Z = X + Y + 3

The concentration of the resultant solution = 10%

0.05 × 3 + 0.08·Y + 0.12·X = 0.1·(X + Y + 3)

Solving gives the relationship between the volume of the 12% sugar solution, 'X', and the 8% sugar solution, 'Y' in quartz, as follows;

X = (2·Y + 15)/2

When the volume of the 8% sugar solution, Y = 2 quartz, we have;

X = (2 × 2 + 15)/2 = 9.5

Therefore, the volume of the 12% sugar solution Katie requires to make the 10% sugar solution is 9.5 quartz.