Question

You purchased concentrated cleaner that must be diluted (watered down)

before use. Container A is the cleaner, which is a 20% solution. Container B is
pure water. You are mixing together the contents of Container A and
Container B to produce 80 gallons of 5% solution. How many gallons from
each container are needed to create the 80 gallons of 5% cleaning solution?
Write your answers as integers only.
Container A: 20% Cleaning Solution =
gallons
Container B: Pure Water =
gallons

Answer 1

The volume of the concentrated 80 gallons mixture is 20 gallons

The volume of water in the 80 gallons mixture is 60 gallons

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The content of Container A = The cleaner

The concentration of the cleaner = 20% solution

The content of Container B = Pure water

The concentration of the desired solution = 5%

The volume of the required solution = 80 gallons

Let x represent the volume of the concentrated solution and y represent the volume of water in the 80 gallons mixture

Therefore, we have;

20/100 × x + y×0 = 5/100×80

x + y = 80

y = 80 - x

20/100 × x + (80 - x)×0 = 5/100×80

0.2·x = 4

x = 4/0.2 = 20

x = 20 gallons

y = 80 - x = 80 - 20 = 60

y = 60 gallons

The volume of the concentrated solution (80 gallons mixture) = x = 20 gallons

The volume of water in the 80 gallons mixture = y = 60 gallons.