Thirty-five liters of a 40% acid solution is obtained by mixing a 25% solution with a 50% solution. (a) Write a system of equations in which one equation represents the amount of final mixture required and the other represents the percent of acid in the final mixture. Let x and y represent the amounts of the 25% and 50% solutions, respectively. amount of final mixture required           percent of acid in the final mixture required

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Thirty-five liters of a 40% acid solution is obtained by mixing a 25% solution with a 50% solution.

(a) Write a system of equations in which one equation represents the amount of final mixture required and the other represents the percent of acid in the final mixture. Let x and y represent the amounts of the 25% and 50% solutions, respectively.
amount of final mixture required    
 
 
 
percent of acid in the final mixture required    
 
 
 

 

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