SOLUTION: Wilbur wants to make a 8% acid solution. He has already poured 3 gal. of pure water into a beaker. How many gal. of a 14% acid solution must he add to this to create the desired

Question 571349: Wilbur wants to make a 8% acid solution.
He has already poured 3 gal. of pure water into a beaker.
How many gal. of a 14% acid solution must he add to this to create the desired mixture?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Wilbur wants to make a 8% acid solution.
He has already poured 3 gal. of pure water into a beaker.
How many gal. of a 14% acid solution must he add to this to create the desired mixture?
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14*g + 3*0 = (g + 3)*8
14g = 8g + 24
g = 4 gallons of 14%

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