SOLUTION: This problem is not in a textbook. If I have 18,000 lbs of liquid and I know that in that 18,000 lbs there is 1.60 lbs of ammonia. How much ammonia is in one pound of this liquid?

SOLUTION: This problem is not in a textbook. If I have 18,000 lbs of liquid and I know that in that 18,000 lbs there is 1.60 lbs of ammonia. How much ammonia is in one pound of this liquid?

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Question 208233: This problem is not in a textbook. If I have 18,000 lbs of liquid and I know that in that 18,000 lbs there is 1.60 lbs of ammonia. How much ammonia is in one pound of this liquid?
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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.6/18000=0.000089 lbs of A per lbs of liquid
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