Thread: Help with Math WordProblem

A 1000L Tank contains 50L of a 25% brine solution. You add x liters of a 75% brine solution to the ank.
a)Show that the concentration C, the proportion of brine to total solution, in the final mixture is:
C= (3x+50)/(4(x+50))
b)Determine the domain of the function based on the physical constraints of the problem. Explain your answer.
c) Graph the concentration function. As the tank is filled, what happens to the rate at which the concentration of brine is increasing? What percent does the concentration of brine appear to approach?

Originally Posted by thelensboss

A 1000L Tank contains 50L of a 25% brine solution. You add x liters of a 75% brine solution to the ank.
a)Show that the concentration C, the proportion of brine to total solution, in the final mixture is:
C= (3x+50)/(4(x+50))
b)Determine the domain of the function based on the physical constraints of the problem. Explain your answer.
c) Graph the concentration function. As the tank is filled, what happens to the rate at which the concentration of brine is increasing? What percent does the concentration of brine appear to approach?

1000 litres is simply the capacity of the tank.

The total solution is 50 litres plus x litres





Therefore, the amount of brine in the solution, in litres, is



Try writing the fraction of brine divided by total amount of solution.

alright how about the domain based on physical constraints of the problem

The physical constraint relates on the fact that the solution cannot exceed 1000 litres.
That creates an upper bound for x.
The maximum value of the solution reveals the domain.

So is the domain X cant equal -50 cuz that doesnt make sense

No, x can't be negative at all, since a measurement in litres cannot drop below zero.

The solution of 50+x litres cannot exceed 1000 litres.

Yea so it is basically x must equal 950 or less??


And also can you answer the last question part c because when I graphed it on my calc it did not show

Yes, x is from 0 to 950.

When x=0, the value of the fraction C is 50/200=1/4.
As x increases towards 950 (and beyond if it was physically possible), the graph approaches

Hence, the graph continues to increase from C=1/4 towards C=0.75