A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The firs is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and the third is 40%. How many millimeters of each should she use to make 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times as much as the 10% solution as the 40% solution?

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A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The firs is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and the third is 40%. How many millimeters of each should she use to make 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times as much as the 10% solution as the 40% solution?

b. A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The firs is 10% acid, the
second is 20%, and the third is 40%. How many millimeters of each should she use to
make 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times as much as the 10% solution
as the 40% solution?
Transcribed Image Text:b. A chemist has three acid solutions at various concentrations. The firs is 10% acid, the second is 20%, and the third is 40%. How many millimeters of each should she use to make 100 mL of 18% solution, if she has to use four times as much as the 10% solution as the 40% solution?
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