SOLUTION: Five liters of water were evaporated from a 20-liter saline solution to get a 40% solution. What was the original solution? Hint: Pure solvent, usually water, is 0% solute.

Question 1160626: Five liters of water were evaporated from a 20-liter saline solution to get a 40% solution. What was the original solution? Hint: Pure solvent, usually water, is 0% solute.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
NO
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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40% saline solution does not exists.

26% is the upper level for the saline solution concentration.

After that, the solution becomes SATURATED, and it is not possible to get more high concentration of the solution.

See this Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_water

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