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Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
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arshu27 wrote:
cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
"Bunuel,
can you please explain the solution stepwise as i have no idea as to how to start this sort of mixture questions. Thanks!
So, for the final concentration to be 15% for every par of Minum we should take 2 parts of Maxim. Since, we are mixing 3 parts of Minum, we should take 3*2 = 6 parts of Maxim.
Approach #2:
Equate hydrogen peroxide:
5% of 3 parts + 20% of x parts = 15% of total, so 15% of 3 + x parts: 0.05*3 + 0.2*x = 0.15(3 + x) x = 6.
Answer: D.
Another approach would be just to plug in the answers and work backwards.
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04 Apr 2005, 11:55
say one quart is 100/3
you have 0.05*100=5
then backsolve
start from C -> 4.5*100/3=150
150*0.2=30
in the new mixture there are 35/250
we needed 37.5 (more)
now D
6*100/3=200
200*0.2=40
45/300 perfect
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cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A) 3 quarts
B) 3.75 quarts
C) 4.5 quarts
D) 6 quarts
E) 9 quarts
Ans id 'D'
5% HydPer&Water (HPW) of 3 quart of Minum= .15 q
20% of HPW of x q of Maxim = .2x
Total = .15 + .2x = .15 (3+x)
Solving , x=6 quart
The answer is 6. let 'x' be the qty of maxim which has to be mixed with minum. so, the total qty of the mixture=(x+3). Since the mixture has 15% of hydrogen peroxide we can have the eqn as (5%*3)+(20%*x)=15%*(x+3) solving this we get x=6.
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29 Jun 2015, 13:11
cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
"Bunuel,
can you please explain the solution stepwise as i have no idea as to how to start this sort of mixture questions. Thanks!
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A chemist has 3 liters of a bleaching chemical, Minum, which is composed of 5 percent hydrogen peroxide. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which is composed of 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with three liters of Minum. How many liters of maxim should be added to the three liters of Minum so that the resulting mixture is 15 percent Hydrogen peroxide.
A chemist has 3 liters of a bleaching chemical, Minum, which is compos
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(1) The variables in the problem \(m =\) # liters of minum; \(cm =\)concentration (%) of minum \(M =\) # liters of Maxim; \(cM =\)concentration (%) of Maxim \(T =\) # liters in total after mixing both minum and Maxim; \(cT =\)concentration (%) of the mixture
(2) What we know from the stem From the stem, we know that \(m=3, rm = 5, rM=20\). \(M\) is unknown. \(T = m + M = 3 + M\) What we want to know: \(M\)
(3)From all of thi above, we have that
\(\frac{m * cm + M * cM}{T} = cT\)
(4) Plugging in the values from (2):
\(\frac{3 * 5 + M * 20}{(3 + M)} = 15\)
If we solve for \(M\) we get \(M=6\), so is the correct answer.
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cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
Simplifying the arithmetic a bit by changing decimal percent concentrations to integers . . .
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cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
Using allegation : Let x be the quantity of Maxim added 3/x=(20-15)/(15-5) x=6 Ans. D
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cloaked_vessel wrote:
Three quarts of a bleaching chemical, Minum, contains 5 percent hydrogen peroxide and water. A different type of bleaching chemical, Maxim, which contains 20 percent hydrogen peroxide, will be mixed with the three quarts of Minum. How much of type Maxim should be added to the three quarts of Minum so that the resulting mixture contains 15 percent hydrogen peroxide?
A. 3 quarts B. 3.75 quarts C. 4.5 quarts D. 6 quarts E. 9 quarts
We can let the number of quarts of Maxim = y and create the following equations:
0.05(3) + 0.2y = 0.15(3 + y)
5(3) + 20y = 15(3 + y)
15 + 20y = 45 + 15y
5y = 30
y = 6
Answer: D
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