SOLUTION: A flask contains 40 ounces of 20% acid solution. If 10 ounces of pure acid are added to the flask, what percent of the new mixture is acid?

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Question 891374: A flask contains 40 ounces of 20% acid solution. If 10 ounces of pure acid are added to the flask, what percent of the new mixture is acid?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ounces of acid in 20% solution
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36% of the new mixture is acid

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