Hi,

Let x represent the amount of water added

    WATER      = WATER

 .60(85ml) + x = .80(85ml + x)

             x = .20(85ml)/.20   = 85ml of water needs to be added

 

RELATED QUESTIONS

how much water should be added to 10liter of 50% acid solution to dilute it to a 20%... (answered by josmiceli)

How much water should be added to 50 ml of 25% acid solution to dilute it to 10% acid... (answered by nerdybill)

a 40 millimeter solution contains 12% hydrochloric acid. how much water should be added... (answered by FrankM)

How much water should be added to 6 liters of 30% acid solution to dilute it to a... (answered by Alan3354,Boreal,natolino_2017)

a chemist has one solution that is 60 mL of a solution that is 50% acid. How much water... (answered by josgarithmetic)

a solution is 45% hydrochloric acid.  how much water should be added to 1000 milliliters... (answered by rwm)

How much water should be added to 40 liters of a 75% acid solution to dilute it to 60%? I  (answered by Edwin McCravy,josmiceli)

A chemist needs to dilute a 15% acid solution so that it contains 10% acid. How much pure  (answered by solver91311)

A chemist needs to dilute a 15% acid solution so that it contains 10% acid. How much pure  (answered by mananth)