Answer:
The volume of the 12% sugar solution required, 'X' for a given volume of the 8% sugar solution, 'Y' is;
X = (2·Y + 15)/2
When the volume of the 8% sugar solution, Y = 2 quartz, the volume of the 12% sugar solution required, X = 9.5 gallons
Step-by-step explanation:
The data of the sugar solutions are;
The volume of 5% sugar solution Kate has = 3 quarts
The volume of the 12% sugar solution = X
Let 'Y' represent the volume of the 8% sugar solution, we have;
The volume of the resultant solution, Z = X + Y + 3
The concentration of the resultant solution = 10%
0.05 × 3 + 0.08·Y + 0.12·X = 0.1·(X + Y + 3)
Solving gives the relationship between the volume of the 12% sugar solution, 'X', and the 8% sugar solution, 'Y' in quartz, as follows;
X = (2·Y + 15)/2
When the volume of the 8% sugar solution, Y = 2 quartz, we have;
X = (2 × 2 + 15)/2 = 9.5
Therefore, the volume of the 12% sugar solution Katie requires to make the 10% sugar solution is 9.5 quartz.
