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Step-by-step explanation:
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There are 6 nickels and 14 pennies.
There are 20 total coins.
The ratio of nickels to coins is 6:20.
Both of these are divisible by 2, so we can reduce this to 3:10.
My teacher taught me a simple equation for these types of problems:
(percent of solution × amount of solution) + (percent of solution × amount of solution) = (percent of solution × total amount of solution)
in simple terms: %amount + %amount = %total amount
We know don't know how much gallons of 60% solution we need so it will be represented as x. We dont know the total amount either so it would have to be both solutions added together so 50 + x. Now lets solve:
(0.60)(x) + (0.24)(50) = (0.50)(50 + x) simplify/ distribute
0.6x + 12 = 25 +0.5x get all xs on one side and numbers on other
0.1x + 12 = 25
0.1x = 13 divide both sides by 0.1 to find x
x = 130
You need 130 gallons of 60% solution.
To solve this, do 8 division 6, the answer should be 1.3333...
if you convert that to a fraction, it should be 1 1/3
