SOLUTION: A container holds 10 pints of a solution which is 20% acid if 3 quarts of pure acid or added to the container what percent of the resulting mixture is acid

Question 1070360: A container holds 10 pints of a solution which is 20% acid if 3 quarts of pure acid or added to the container what percent of the resulting mixture is acid
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pints of acid already
in the container
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is the
fraction of the mixture that is acid
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38.46% of the resulting mixture is acid

Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A container holds 10 pints of a solution which is 20% acid if 3 quarts of pure acid or added to the container
what percent of the resulting mixture is acid
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To solve the problem correctly, you must know/remember/use that 1 pint = 0.5 quart.

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