Problema Solution

How many liters of pure acid should be mixed with 10 L of 60% acid to prepare a mixture of 75% acid?

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Let 'x' represent the amount of pure acid added.


60% of 10 + 100% of x = 75% of (10 + x)


0.6*10 + x = 0.75(10 + x)


Simplify and Solve


x = 6 l of pure acid should be added to prepare a mixture of 75% acid.