A mixture of 18 % disinfectant solution is to be made from 16 % and 23 % disinfectant solutions. How much of each solution should be used if 28 gallons of the 18 % solution are needed? There needs to be gallons of 16 % solution and gallons of 23 % solution.

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A mixture of 18 % disinfectant solution is to be made from 16 % and 23 % disinfectant solutions. How much of each solution should be used if
28 gallons of the 18 % solution are needed?
There needs to be
gallons of 16 % solution and
gallons of 23 % solution.
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