Solution A is 40% salt and Solution B is 80% salt. If you have 30 ounces of solution A and 60 ounces of solution B, in what ratio could you mix Solution A with Solution B to produce 50 ounces of a 50% salt solution?
Answers
A) 6 : 4 B) 6 : 14 C) 4 : 4 D) 4 : 6 E) 3 : 1

Rationale: forget the volumes for the time being . you have to mix 20 % and 80 % solutions to get 50 % . this is very straight forward since 50 is int he middle of 20 and 80 so we need both solutions in equal quantities . if this does n ' t strike , use w 1 / w 2 = ( a 2 - aavg ) / ( aavg - a 1 ) w 1 / w 2 = ( 80 - 50 ) / ( 50 - 40 ) = 3 / 1 so the volume of the two solutions will be equal . answer has to be 3 : 1 . e
Answer: E