MIXTURE PROBLEMS

Math 9 – Mr. Garcia

Mixture Problems

• BEGINNER MODE

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1.) How much water and juice did you combine to make the juice?

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2.) What happens if the amount of powdered juice is increased while the amount of water stays the same?

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3.) Describe the sweetness of the juice you made using an english phrase.

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4.) Describe the sweetness of the juice you made using a number.

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5.) The juice you made is called a solution. What is the solute? What is the solvent?

MIXTURE PROBLEMS

Concentration – the ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent in a solution.

Discrete mixture – a mixture whose components can be distinguished from each other.

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Nondiscrete mixture – a mixture whose components can not be distinguished from each other.

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• REGULAR MODE

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1.) How much orange powder is present in 800 grams of a solution whose concentration is 20%?

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2.) What is the concentration of a solution made from combining 40 grams of water and 10 grams of powdered juice?

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3.) What is the highest possible concentration? What does this mean?

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4.) What is the lowest possible concentration? What does this mean?

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5.) A scientist has x ml of acid solution that has a concentration of 45%.

Write an expression for the amount of acid present in the solution.

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• ADVANCED MODE

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1.) A 200 ml soap solution has 30% soap. 100 ml of water is to be added to the solution.

How much soap is in the new mixture?

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2.) A 200 ml soap solution has 30% soap. 100 ml of water is to be added to the solution.

Will the concentration increase or decrease? By how much?

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3.) 200 grams of soap solution with 30% soap is to be added to 300 grams of 15% soap.

How much soap is in the new mixture?

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4.) 200 grams of soap solution with 30% soap is to be added to 300 grams of 15% soap.

What is the concentration of the new mixture?

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5.) 200 grams of soap solution with 30% soap is to be added to x grams of 15% soap.

How much soap is in the new mixture?

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• EXPERT MODE

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• A winemaker is adding certain amounts of wine that contain 18% alcohol and 12% alcohol. He needs to produce 30 gallons of wine with 14% alcohol. How many gallons of each kind of wine does he need?