A chemist has two large containers of sulfuric acid solution, with different concentrations of acid in each container. Blending 300 mL of the first solution and 400 mL of the second gives a mixture that is 16% acid, whereas blending 100 mL of the first mixed with 300 mL of the second gives a  13  1 2 %  acid mixture. What are the concentrations of sulfuric acid in the original containers? first solution      % second solution      %

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A chemist has two large containers of sulfuric acid solution, with different concentrations of acid in each container. Blending 300 mL of the first solution and 400 mL of the second gives a mixture that is 16% acid, whereas blending 100 mL of the first mixed with 300 mL of the second gives a 

13 
1
2
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 acid mixture. What are the concentrations of sulfuric acid in the original containers?

first solution      %
second solution      %
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