SOLUTION: A gardener has 25 kilos of a mixture of fertilizer and weed killer. If 1 kilo of the mixture is replaced by weed killer, the result is a mixture that is 10% weed killer. What perce
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Question 1121904: A gardener has 25 kilos of a mixture of fertilizer and weed killer. If 1 kilo of the mixture is replaced by weed killer, the result is a mixture that is 10% weed killer. What percent of the original mixture was weed killer?
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A sculptor wants to cast a bronze statue from an alloy that is 60% copper. He has 30 kilos of a 40% alloy. How much 80% copper alloy should he mix it with to obtain the 60% copper alloy?
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How many milliliters of pure acid must be added to 150 milliliters of a 30% acid solution to obtain a 40% acid solution? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:Answer by ikleyn(52810) (Show Source):
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A sculptor wants to cast a bronze statue from an alloy that is 60% copper. He has 30 kilos of a 40% alloy. How much 80% copper alloy should he mix it with to obtain the 60% copper alloy?
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