Answer: Wouldn't the answer be A?
Step-by-step explanation:
$10.29 (14.7)(.3)= 4.41. 14.7-4.41
X = amount of the 18% solution
y = amount of the 40% solution
we know the 18% solution has only 18% of alcohol, the rest is maybe water or something, now, how many liters is 18%? well, 18% of anything is just (18/100) * anything, so, 18% of x is just (18/100) *x or 0.18x, and that's how many liters are there.
likewise, how many liters are there in the 40% solution? well, (40/100) * y, or 0.4y, that many.
we know the mixture has to yield 10 liters at 20% alcohol, how many liters of only alcohol is that? well, (20/100) * 10, or 2 liters.


how much of the 40% solution? well y = 10 - x
First, let's convert all of these numbers to decimal form:
(This will make it much easier to compare.)
- 0.6, - 0.625, - 0.4117, - 0.72
Now we can list them from least to greatest!
-0.4117, - 0.6, -0.625, -0.72
And don't forget to convert the selective decimals that we converted earlier back into fractions!
Therefore, the final list would be:
- 7/17, - 0.6, - 5/8, - 0.72
Hope this helps!