SOLUTION: if 10 kg pure acid are added to 15 kg of pure water, what percent of the rusulting is acid?

SOLUTION: if 10 kg pure acid are added to 15 kg of pure water, what percent of the rusulting is acid?

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Question 286181: if 10 kg pure acid are added to 15 kg of pure water, what percent of the rusulting is acid?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10kg+15kg = 25kg
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10/25 = 2/5 = 40%
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So the resulting acid is a 40% solution.
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