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If you are here to help me on this problem thanks! I need help on steps and the solution to this problem. Ive read the section it just doesnt help because the examples seem different PLEASE HELP!!!
HERES THE QUESTION:

The hospital pharmacist wanted 250ML of a soultion that was 72% iodine. How many milliters of a 40% solution should be mixed with how many Milliliters of an 80% solution to get the desired result?

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2006-12-21 12:16:12 · 7 answers · asked by DJ JULIAN BENASIS 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

7 answers

200 ml of 80% gives you 160 parts of Iodine
50 ml of 40% gives you 20 parts of Iodine

200 + 50 ml = 250: you have the correct amount

160+20 = 180

180/250 = 72% you have your concentration.

I just felt that 200 ml and 50 ml were right, so I checked it with those numbers and sure enough, I got it!

Let's see if I can use algebra to work with it...

40% sol'n + 80% sol'n = 250 ml
Let x = the amount of liquid for 40% sol'n
x+80% sol'n = 250
therefore:
80% sol'n = 250-x

0.4x +0.8(250-x)=0.72(250)
0.4x +200 - 0.8x =180
-0.4x = -20
x= 50

The amount of 40% is 50 ml
80% amount is 250-50 = 200 ml

2006-12-21 12:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by borscht 6 · 0 0

It's probably more useful to know how to work out the answer rather than just guessing...

Let's say we mix X mL of 40% iodine with Y mL of 80% iodine.

The total amount of solution is X + Y mL, which has to equal 250 mL.
The total amount of iodine is 40/100 X + 80/100 Y and this has to equal 72/100 * 250.

So, X + Y = 250
2/5 X + 4/5 Y = 180
Multiply the second equation through by 5 to get
2X + 4Y = 900
Now we know Y = 250 - X from the first equation, so we get
2X + 4(250 - X) = 900
=> 2X + 1000 - 4X = 900
=> -2X = -100
=> X = 50, Y = 250 - X = 200.
So we need 50 mL of 40% iodine and 200 mL of 80% iodine.

2006-12-21 12:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0 0

.4*x+.8*y=.72*250 and x+y=250 because the first equation is solving for how much iodine is in each and the second is for how much total liquid. From the second equation, you can get y=250-x and by substitution .4*x + .8*(250-x) =180 => .4*x + 200 -.8x = 180 => -.4x=-20 => x=40 and y=250-50=200 so you need 50 mills of the 40% solution and 200 mills of the 80% solution.

2006-12-21 14:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

First, define your variables: Let's use F for the ml of 40% and E for the ml of 80%.

The strategy is to write an equation of THE AMOUNT OF IODINE, that is, the stuff in solution.

The amount of iodine in the 40% solution is .4*F (ie 40% of F ml).
The amount of iodine in the 80% solution is .8*E (ie 80% of E ml).
The total amount of iodine is in the final 72% solution: .72*250

The equation is the sum of the iodine in each soln adds to the total:

.4F + .8E = .72*250

That's one equation in 2 unknowns, so you need the second equation relating F and E. But that is straight forward as F + E = 250 (ie, the total amount of solution)

You can solve these two equations simultaneously, right?

2006-12-21 12:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by grand_nanny 5 · 0 0

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2016-11-28 02:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by schwan 4 · 0 0

0.80x+0.40y=0.72(250)
80x+40y=18000
the other equation is x+y=250
multiplying by -40
-40y-40x=-10000
adding
40x=8000
x=200
so add 200 ml of 40% to 50 ml of 80%

2006-12-21 12:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by raj 7 · 0 0

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2006-12-22 16:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0 0

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