how many liters of 40 alcohol solution must be mixed with 60
how many liters of 40% alcohol solution must be mixed with 60 liters of 70% solution to get 50% solution
Solution
Equation 1
for quantity
x + 60 = y
for alcohol
0.4*x + 0.7*60 = 0.5*y
Solving both equations:
x = 120 L
y = 180 L
Ans 120 L of 40$ alcohol must mixed with 60L of 70% solution to get 50% solution.

