SOLUTION: After 40 pounds of water had been evaporated from a solution of salt and water that was 10% salt, the solution that resulted was 15% salt. Find the number of pounds in the original
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Question 1058745: After 40 pounds of water had been evaporated from a solution of salt and water that was 10% salt, the solution that resulted was 15% salt. Find the number of pounds in the original solution.
Found 4 solutions by josmiceli, addingup, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of original solution
= pounds of salt in original solution
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The amount of salt in solution does not change
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The original solution was 120 pounds
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check:
pounds of salt
and
OK
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.1x-40 = 0.15
0.1x = 40.15
x = 401.5
Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by MathTherapy(10556) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
After 40 pounds of water had been evaporated from a solution of salt and water that was 10% salt, the solution that resulted was 15% salt. Find the number of pounds in the original solution.
Original mixture was:
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