SOLUTION: how much water should be mixed with an 8% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gallon of a 2% plant fertilizer solution
Algebra.Com
Question 1048731: how much water should be mixed with an 8% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gallon of a 2% plant fertilizer solution
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = gallons of water needed
= gallons of the 8% solution
= gallons of fertilizer in the 8% solution
------------------------------------
3/8 gallon of water needs to be added
---------------------------------------
check:
OK
RELATED QUESTIONS
How much water should be mixed with an 8% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gallon (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)
How much water should be mixed with an 8% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gal of (answered by josgarithmetic)
How much water should be mixed with a 10% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gallon (answered by josgarithmetic)
A liquid plant fertilizer is sold as a 30% solution and an 80% solution. How much of... (answered by )
A fertilizer is to be diluted with water so that the fertilizer is just 1% of the... (answered by ptaylor)
How much fertilizer containing 8 % nitrogen should be mixed with a fertilizer containing... (answered by Alan3354)
A tank contains 40 L of a mixture of plant fertilizer and water in which 20% of the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A tank contains 40L of a mixture of plant fertilizer and water in which 20% of the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A 10% solution of fertilizer is to be mixed with a 70% solution of fertilizer in order to (answered by josgarithmetic)