Allison needs 18 liters of a 5% saline solution. She has a 1% solution and a 10%solution available. How many liters of the 1% solution and how many liters of the 10% solution should she mix to make the 5% solution?

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Section4.3: Solve Mixture Applications With Systems Of Equations
Problem 4.54TI: Translate to a system of equations and solve: Anatole needs to make 250 milliliters of a 25%...
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Allison needs 18 liters of a 5% saline solution. She has a 1% solution and a 10%solution available. How many liters of the 1% solution and how many liters of the 10% solution should she mix to make the 5% solution?

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