arpitjain wrote:
A lab technician needs a 40% solution of a certain chemical for an experiment, but the lab that she works in only has a 20% solution and a 50% solution in stock. In what ratio should she mix the 20% solution with the 50% solution in order to obtain the 40% solution that she needs?
1:3
1:2
2:3
2:1
3:1
Let the total 20% solution be = X
and total 50% solution be = Y
As per ques;
\(0.2x +0.5y = 0.4 (x +y)\)
or \(0.2x = 0.1y\)
or \(\frac{x}{y}= \frac{1}{2}\)