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The active ingredient in one type of Ortho insect spray is 50% malathion. The instructions on the bottle say to add 1 fluid ounce to a gallon (128 fluid ounces) of water. What percent of malathion will be in the mixture?
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\n" ); document.write( "Total solution = 129
\n" ); document.write( "malathion = 0.5
\n" ); document.write( "0.5/129 =~ 0.39%
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