1. In the lab, Deon has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. Solution A is 40% alcohol and Solution B is 12% alcohol. He uses 1000 milliliters of Solution A. How many milliliters of Solution B does he use, if the resulting mixture is a 32% alcohol solution?
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Well, it looks like Deon has a bit of a drinking problem in his lab! Mixing solutions to create different alcohol concentrations, huh? Let's see what we can do to solve this boozy puzzle.
Alright, so Deon has Solution A, which is 40% alcohol, and Solution B, which is 12% alcohol. Deon uses 1000 milliliters of Solution A, and he wants the resulting mixture to be a 32% alcohol solution.
So, we need to figure out how much Solution B Deon needs to add to the mix. Let's call the amount of Solution B in milliliters that Deon needs to add "x".
Now, if we combine Solution A and Solution B, we have a total mixture of 1000 milliliters + x milliliters. The alcohol content of Solution A is 40%, so there will be 0.4 times the amount of Solution A in alcohol in the mixture.
Similarly, the alcohol content of Solution B is 12%, so there will be 0.12 times the amount of Solution B in alcohol in the mixture.
Since the resulting mixture should be a 32% alcohol solution, we can set up the equation:
0.4 * 1000 + 0.12 * x = 0.32 * (1000 + x)
Now, all that's left is to solve for "x" to find out how much Solution B Deon needs to add to the mix. But hey, math isn't really my strong suit, so I'll leave that part up to you! Good luck with your calculations! And remember, don't drink and compute!
To solve this problem, we'll use the concept of mixture problems. Let's break down the problem step by step and find the solution.
Step 1: Define the variables
Let's assign the following variables:
- x: the volume (in milliliters) of Solution B that Deon uses
- 1000: the volume (in milliliters) of Solution A that Deon uses
- 0.40: the alcohol concentration of Solution A (40%)
- 0.12: the alcohol concentration of Solution B (12%)
- 0.32: the desired alcohol concentration of the resulting mixture (32%)
Step 2: Set up the equation
Since the resulting solution is a mixture, we can use the equation:
(0.40 * 1000) + (0.12 * x) = (0.32 * (1000 + x))
Step 3: Solve for x
Let's simplify the equation and solve for x:
400 + 0.12x = 320 + 0.32x
0.32x - 0.12x = 400 - 320
0.20x = 80
x = 80 / 0.20
x = 400
Therefore, Deon needs to use 400 milliliters of Solution B to obtain a 32% alcohol solution when mixing it with 1000 milliliters of Solution A.
.40 times 1200+.10x=.30(1200 + x)
.40*1000 + .12x = .32*(1000+x)
x = 400