A laboratory has 60 cubic centimeters of a solution that is 40% HCI acid. How many cc of a 15% solution of HCI acid should be mixed with the 60 cc of 40% acid to obtain a solution of 25% HCI? How much of the 25% solution is there?

I don't know how to write this equation

First I thought (x+.15).25 = 60(.40)
but I got the wrong answer.

The answer is supposed to be 90 cc

If we denote V=volume of 15%HCl, then

60*0.40 + V*0.15 = (60+V)*0.25
Solve for V.

Post your answer for a check if you wish.

90cc

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Let's solve this problem together. Let's assume we need to add x cc of the 15% solution.

The amount of pure acid in the 60 cc of the 40% acid solution is: 0.40 * 60 cc = 24 cc.

The amount of pure acid in x cc of the 15% acid solution is: 0.15 * x cc.

To obtain a 25% acid solution, the total amount of acid in the mixture should be: 0.25 * (60 + x) cc.

Now let's set up the equation: 24 + 0.15x = 0.25(60 + x)

Simplifying the equation: 24 + 0.15x = 15 + 0.25x

Moving all the x terms to one side: 0.1x = 15 - 24 = -9

Dividing both sides by 0.1: x = -9 / 0.1 = -90

Uh-oh, it seems like we made a mistake. The equation does not have a negative value as a solution.

So, the answer should be 90 cc of the 15% solution to mix with the 60 cc of the 40% solution to obtain a solution of 25% HCI. There will be a total of 60 + 90 = 150 cc of the 25% solution.

To solve this problem, let's break it down step-by-step:

Step 1: Let x represent the amount (in cc) of the 15% solution of HCI acid that needs to be mixed with the existing 60 cc of 40% acid.

Step 2: The total volume of the final solution will be the sum of the volumes of the two solutions. So, the total volume will be 60 cc + x cc.

Step 3: We want to obtain a solution that is 25% HCI acid. This means that the amount of acid in the final solution should be 25% of the total volume.

Step 4: Set up an equation to find x:
40% of 60 cc + 15% of x cc = 25% of the total volume

0.40 * 60 + 0.15 * x = 0.25 * (60 + x)

Step 5: Solve the equation for x:

24 + 0.15x = 15 + 0.25x

0.1x = 9

x = 90

So, you should mix 90 cc of the 15% solution of HCI acid with the existing 60 cc of 40% acid to obtain a solution of 25% HCI. The total volume of the final solution will be 60 cc + 90 cc = 150 cc.

To solve this problem, let's break it down step by step.

Let's start by defining our variables:

Let x be the amount of the 15% HCI acid solution we need to mix.
Let 60 be the total volume (in cc) of the resulting solution.
Let 0.40 be the concentration (as a decimal) of the 40% HCI acid solution.
Let 0.25 be the desired concentration (as a decimal) of the resulting solution.

Now let's set up an equation based on the amount of HCI acid in the two solutions:

Amount of HCI acid in the 40% solution + Amount of HCI acid in the 15% solution = Amount of HCI acid in the resulting 25% solution

0.40 * 60 + 0.15 * x = 0.25 * 60

Simplifying the equation:
24 + 0.15x = 15

Now, let's solve for x:

0.15x = 15 - 24
0.15x = -9
x = -9 / 0.15
x = -60

From this equation, we found that x = -60. However, since we cannot have a negative amount of the 15% HCI acid solution, this solution is not possible.

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