Gabe Amodeo, a nuclear physicist, needs 50 liters of a 60 acid solution. He currently has a 20 solution and a 70 solution. How many liters of each does he need to make the needed 50 liters of 60 acid solutions
Gabe needs
enter your response here liters of the 20% solution.
Let's assume Gabe needs x liters of the 20% solution.
Since he needs a total of 50 liters, he will need 50 - x liters of the 70% solution.
To find the amount of acid in the final solution, we can use the equation:
0.2x + 0.7(50 - x) = 0.6(50)
0.2x + 35 - 0.7x = 30
-0.5x = -5
x = -5 / -0.5
x = 10
Therefore, Gabe needs 10 liters of the 20% solution.
He also needs
enter your response here liters of the 70% solution.