Maya has a lot of 50% sugar syrup. Genna has 20 quarts of a 20% sugar syrup. The girls want to use all Genna’s syrup and some of Maya’s syrup to make a 40% sugar syrup. How much of Maya’s syrup should they use?
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Answer:The answer is 40 Step-by-step explanation:First multiply all the pairs50%*x+20%*20=40%(20+x)50x+400=800+40xsubract 40x both sides and get10x+400=800subtract 400 both sides10x=400divide and get:x=40