Question: 1. A scientist has two solutions, which she has labeled Solution A and Solution B. Each contains salt. She knows that Solution A is 60%

1. A scientist has two solutions, which she has labeled Solution A and Solution B. Each contains salt. She knows that Solution A is 60% salt and Solution B is 90% salt. She wants to obtain 90 ounces of a mixture that is 65% salt. How many ounces of each solution should she use?

Solution A:______ ounces Solution B: _____ ounces

2. Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 5640 kilometers in 6 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 9440 kilometers in 8 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind? Rate of the plane in still air: _______ km/h Rate of the wind: _______ km/h

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