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15.
16. 10 ml of 20% saline and 40 ml of 10% saline
Step-by-step explanation:
A chemist takes x ml of 20% saline and y ml of 10% saline. In total, he takes
x + y ml that is 50 ml, so
There are ml of salt in x ml of 20% saline and
ml of salt in 10% saline. There are
ml of salt in 50 ml of 12% saline. Thus,
15. We get the system of two equations:
16. Solve this system. From the first equation:
Substitute it into the second equation: