SOLUTION: To get 150 grams of a 12% solution, do you need more salt than to get 120 grams of a 15% solution?
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Question 1117472: To get 150 grams of a 12% solution, do you need more salt than to get 120 grams of a 15% solution?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: The amount of substance in X units of weight or volume of a Y% solution is given by:
Do the arithmetic for both of your solutions and compare the results.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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