SOLUTION: How many liters of what must be added to 20 liters of 15% salt solution to make 10% salt solutoin?
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Question 394397: How many liters of what must be added to 20 liters of 15% salt solution to make 10% salt solutoin?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To make the solution less concentrated, water must be added.
In words:
(total salt)/(total solution) = 10%
Let = liters of water to be added
given:
liters salt
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10 liters of water must be added
check:
OK
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