Three mixture problems at the beginners level.

Round your answers

to the nearest tenth if necessary.

1. How many ounces of a solution that is 10% alcohol should be

mixed with 12 ounces of a solution that is is 24% alcohol to create
a solution that is 15% alcohol?
2. How many liters of a solution that is 20% acid should be added
to 3 liters of a solution that is 30% acid to create a solution that is
24% acid?
3. How many liters of a solution that is 50% antifreeze should be
added to 8 liters of a solution that is 80% antifreeze to create a
solution that is 60% antifreeze?

Three mixture problems at the intermediate level. Round your answers

to the nearest tenth if necessary.
4. How many ounces of a solution that is 10% alcohol should be added
to a solution that is 28% alcohol to create 30 ounces of a solution that
is 20% alcohol?
5. How many liters of a solution that is 20% acid should be added to
how many liters of a solution that is 38% acid to create 8 liters of a
solution that is 30% acid?
6. How many liters of a solution that is 50% antifreeze should be
added to how many liters of a solution that is 72% antifreeze to
create 2.4 liters of a solution that is 58% antifreeze?

Three mixture problems at the advanced level. Round your answers

to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
7. Ten liters of a solution that is 30% alcohol is going to be diluted to
24% alcohol by adding water. How much water is needed?
8. A solution that is 30% antifreeze is going to be enriched by adding
pure antifreeze. How much of each is needed to generate 2 gallons of
a solution that is 50% antifreeze?
9. How many gallons should be drained from a 10 gallon tank of
24% alcohol if we are going to replace it with pure alcohol and
create a solution of 35% alcohol?

Answers to mixture problems 1 9.

1. 21.6 ounces
2. 4.5 liters
3. 16 liters
4. 13.3 ounces
5. 3.6 liters at 20%; 4.4 liters at 38%
6. 1.5 liters at 50%; 0.9 liters at 72%
7. 2.5 liters
8. 1.43 gal at 30%; 0.57 gal at 100%
9. 1.45 gal
Complete solutions follow.

1.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.10

.10x

2nd
container

.24

12

.24(12)

Mixture

.15

x + 12

.15(x + 12)

.10x + .24(12) = .15(x + 12)

.10x + 2.88 = .15x + 1.8
1.08 = .05x
21.6 = x
21.6 ounces @ 10%

2.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.20

.20x

2nd
container

.30

.30(3)

Mixture

.24

x+3

.24(x + 3)

.20x + .90 = .24x + .72

.18 = .04x
4.5 = x
4.5 liters at 20%

3.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.50

.50x

2nd
container

.80

.80(8)

Mixture

.60

x+8

.60(x + 8)

.50x + .80(8) = .60(x + 8)

.50x + 6.40 = .60x + 4.80
1.60 = .10x
16 = x
16 liters at 50%

4.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.10

.10x

2nd
container

.28

30 - x

.28(30 x)

Mixture

.20

30

.20(30)

.10x + .28(30 x) = .20(30)

.10x + 8.4 - .28x = 6
-.18x = -2.4
x = 13.3
13.3 ounces at 10%

5.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.20

.20x

2nd
container

.38

8-x

.38(8 x)

Mixture

.30

.30(8)

.20x + .38(8 x) = .30(8)

.20x + 3.04 - .38x = 2.40
-.18x = -.64
x = 3.6; 8 x = 4.4
3.6 liters at 20%; 4.4 liters at 38%

6.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.50

.50x

2nd
container

.72

2.4 - x

.72(2.4 x)

Mixture

.58

2.4

.58(2.4)

.50x + .72(2.4 x) = .58(2.4)

.50x + 1.728 - .72x = 1.392
-.22x = -.336
x = 1.5; 2.4 x = 0.9
1.5 liters at 50%; 0.9 liters at 72%

7.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.30

10

.30(10)

2nd
container

0(x)

Mixture

.24

x + 10

.24(x + 10)

.30(10) + 0 = .24(x + 10)

3 = .24x + 2.4
0.6 = .24x
2.5 = x
2.5 liters of water

8.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.30

.30(x)

2nd
container

1.00

2-x

1.00(2 x)

Mixture

.50

.50(2)

.30(x) + 1.00(2 x) = .50(2)

.30x + 2.00 1.00x = 1.00
-.70x = -1.00
x = 1.43; 2 x = 0.57
1.43 gal at 30%; 0.57 gal at 100%

9.

Percent Amount of Amount of

solution

target

1st
container

.24

10 - x

.24(10 x)

2nd
container

1.00

1.00x

Mixture

.35

10

.35(10)

.24(10 x) + 1.00x = .35(10)

2.4 - .24x + 1.00x = 3.5
.76x = 1.1
x = 1.45
Drain 1.45 gal and replace with 100% alcohol