A nurse mixes 50 cc of a 60% saline solution with a 10% saline solution to produce a 20% saline solution. How much of the 10% solution should he use?

The nurse should use 200cc of the 10% saline solution in order to produce a 20% saline solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

to the given mix we add a quantity of a lower mix to generate another.

50cc at 60% + Xcc at 10% = (50 + X)cc at 20%

50 x 60% + X x 10% = (50 + X) x 20%

30 + 0.1X = 10 + 0.2X

30 - 10 = 0.2X - 0.1X

20 = 0.1X

20/0.1 = X

X = 200

answer: i don't understand it

step-by-step explanation: sorry