SOLUTION: A beaker contains 10 kg of salt water that is 99% water and 1% salt by weight . The water is evaporated until the beaker is 98% water and 2% salt. How many kg of salt water are in
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Question 1107030: A beaker contains 10 kg of salt water that is 99% water and 1% salt by weight . The water is evaporated until the beaker is 98% water and 2% salt. How many kg of salt water are in the beaker at this time ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You didn't add any salt to the beaker,
so the 2% salt is still kg
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Let = the total kg of the final mixture
There is .1 kg of salt and
4.9 kg of water in the beaker after evaporation
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There is 5 kg of salt water at this time
check the math
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