document.write( "Question 748399: How many liters of a 75% saline solution must be mixed with 8 liters or pure water to make a 35% saline solution. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #455466 by josgarithmetic(39620) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Not sodium chloride in water. It could not be more than about 25%. Not sodium chloride in some other solvent; it is more soluble in water than other solvents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ignoring that but just going into the arithmetic,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"75%2Ay%2F%28y%2B8%29=35\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"75y=35%28y%2B8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"75y=35y%2B35%2A8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40y=35%2A8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=%2835%2A8%29%2F%288%2A5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=7\"$ liters of .... \n" ); document.write( "

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