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First, we can find out how much salt by:
.03(240) = 7.2 gallons
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Let x = gallons of water to make it a 5% solution
then
.05 = 7.2/x
x = 7.2/.05
x = 144 gallons
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therefore, the amount of water that must be evaporated is:
240 - 144 = 96 gallons of water
