% Mixture Problem

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Sort the mixtures: 2 and 10

2 ------- 10

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(10-5) : (5-2) = 5:3

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Mixture of 2% and 10% = 5%

The ratio of quantities gotta be: 5:3 = y : x

x+y = z

(1) y = 10; x = 6 Sufficient
(2) z = 16; x = 3(2) = 6 Sufficient

palvarez wrote:Guys, master this type of problems. Learn allegation rule found in books.google.com. Allegation rule is a figurative way of solving algebraically.

A link would be cool. I can't seem to find what you are referring to.

Thanks for the help though.

cant find this book in my bookstore...any other place

Don't waste your money on buying books. Think of that problem as a weight balance problem in physics: another way of loking at the issue.

Average is equilibrium.

Weight*length = constant

w1*l1 = w2*l2

l1 = 5 -2 =3
l2 = 10 -5 = 5

3*y = 5*x

x: y = 3:5

Alligation rule is used heavily in pharmacy classes. Esp it is handy when one is dealing with a mixture of three components, etc.