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3. If the lab technician needs 30 liters of a 25% acid solution, how many liters of the 10% and the 30% acid solutions should she mix to get what she needs?

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Let x = liters of 10% solution, y = liters of 30% solution.

x + y = 30
0.10x + 0.30y = 0.25·30 = 7.5

Subtract 0.10(x+y)=3 from the second equation: 0.20y = 4.5 → y = 22.5, so x = 7.5.

Answer: 7.5 L of the 10% solution and 22.5 L of the 30% solution.