SOLUTION: a chemist has c centiliters of an 85% alcohol solution. Write an expression to show how much pure alcohol she has now.

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Question 852859: a chemist has c centiliters of an 85% alcohol solution. Write an expression to show how much pure alcohol she has now.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your description is unfortunately ambiguous. Here is an attempt irregardless of that. of alcohol, assuming percent is volume per volume.

You can equivalently say, this is of alcohol.

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