Question: Three brine solutions, B1, B2, and B3 are mixed. B1 is one-half of the total mixture. Brine B1 is 2.5% salt. B2 is 4.5% salt.

Three brine solutions, B1, B2, and B3 are mixed. B1 is one-half of the total mixture. Brine B1 is 2.5% salt. B2 is 4.5% salt. B3 is 5.5% salt. To this mixture is added 35 lbm of dry salt, while 280 lbm of water is removed leaving 3200 lbm of 5.1% brine. To solve this problem: 1) list the various mass balance equations; 2) show the A and B arrays that you would enter into Matlab or Excel to solve these simultaneous equations; 3) using Matlab, determine to initial amounts of B1, B2, and B3. (Hint: solve first for B1 since it is 12 of the total mixture; then you have 2 unknown and you will need 2 equations) How would I put these numbers into a matrix to solve on matlab??

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