how can i solve this?prepare 150ml of a 7.5%dextrose sol.you have D5%W and D10%W. how much of each sol. is needed?

I assume the 7.5 dextrose is going to be on a w/w basis also.

This is really simple, no algebra needed. Since 7.5 is halfway between 5 and 10, use equal volumes of the two stock solutions.

Now lets make it harder: Prepare a 9 percent solution.

Let F be the volume of five percent solution
T be the volume of ten percent.

F+T=150
.05F + .10T=.9(150)
Then solve this system of two equations for F, and T.

alligation formula.

higher conc 10%
desire conc 7.5%
lower conc 5%
10-7.5 equal 2.5
7.5- 5 equal 2.5
total (2.5+2.5 )=5
2.5:5*150ml=75 ml of D10%W
2.5:5*150ml= 75ml of D5%W

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Now, let's dive into those equations like a clown diving into a ball pit. Remember, the sum of the volumes is 150:

F + T = 150

And we also have the equation for the concentration:

0.05F + 0.10T = 0.9(150)

Now you just need to solve this system of equations to find the values of F and T. You got this! And remember, laughter is the best medicine, especially when you're dealing with math problems.

To prepare a 9% dextrose solution, you can use the following steps:

Step 1: Define the variables:
Let F be the volume of the 5% dextrose solution.
Let T be the volume of the 10% dextrose solution.

Step 2: Set up the equations:
We know that the total volume should be 150 mL, so we can write the equation:
F + T = 150

We also know that the concentration of the final solution should be 9%. We can use this information to write a second equation:
0.05F + 0.1T = 0.09(150)

Step 3: Solve the equations:
To solve the system of equations, you can use substitution or elimination method. In this case, let's use the elimination method.

Multiply the second equation by 20 to eliminate decimals:
1F + 2T = 27(150)

Now, we can subtract the first equation from this new equation to eliminate F:
1F + 2T - 1F - 1T = 27(150) - 150

This simplifies to:
1T = 26(150)

Divide both sides by 1 to solve for T:
T = 26(150)

Step 4: Calculate the value of T:
Using a calculator or performing the multiplication, we find:
T = 3900 mL

Step 5: Calculate the value of F:
Substitute the value of T back into the first equation to solve for F:
F + 3900 mL = 150 mL

Subtract 3900 mL from both sides:
F = 150 mL - 3900 mL

Simplify the equation:
F = -3750 mL

Step 6: Interpret the result:
Since the volume of the 5% dextrose solution cannot be negative, we conclude that there is no solution for preparing a 9% dextrose solution using the given 5% and 10% dextrose solutions.

Therefore, it is not possible to prepare a 9% dextrose solution using the given D5%W and D10%W solutions.

To solve this problem, you can use a system of equations to determine the volumes of the D5%W and D10%W solutions needed.

Let F be the volume of the D5%W solution,
and let T be the volume of the D10%W solution.

From the problem, we have the following information:

1) The total volume of the final solution is 150 ml: F + T = 150

2) The concentration of the final solution is 7.5% dextrose. Since 7.5 is halfway between 5 and 10, we can use equal volumes of the two stock solutions: 0.05F + 0.10T = 0.075(150) = 11.25

Now, you can solve this system of equations to find the values of F and T.

One way to solve this system is by substitution. Solve the first equation for F: F = 150 - T. Substitute this expression for F into the second equation:

0.05(150 - T) + 0.10T = 11.25

Simplify and solve for T:

7.5 - 0.05T + 0.10T = 11.25
0.05T = 11.25 - 7.5
0.05T = 3.75
T = 3.75 / 0.05
T = 75

Now that we know T = 75, we can substitute this value back into the first equation to find F:

F + 75 = 150
F = 150 - 75
F = 75

Therefore, you will need 75 ml of the D5%W solution and 75 ml of the D10%W solution to prepare 150 ml of a 7.5% dextrose solution.