//Chapter-17,Example 5,Page 370 clc(); close(); v= 50000 //volume of water m1 = 84 //mass of MgCO3 m2 = 100 //mass of CaCO3 m3 = 95 //mass of MgCl2 m4 = 111 //mass of CaCl2 amnt_1 = 144 //amount of MgCO3 in ppm amnt_2 = 25 //amount of CaCO3 in ppm amnt_3 = 95 //amount of MgCl2 in ppm amnt_4 = 111 //amount of CaCl2 in ppm lime = (74/100)*[2*(amnt_1*100/m1)+(amnt_2*100/m2)+(amnt_3*100/m3)]*v printf("the lime required is = %.3f mg",lime)