SOLUTION: yes, we have fifty gallons of water, want to mix bush killer to make it 4%ration so we'll not sure how much bush killer we need to add to the water.

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Question 452349: yes, we have fifty gallons of water, want to mix bush killer to make it 4%ration so we'll not sure how much bush killer we need to add to the water.
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fifty gallons of water, want to mix bush killer to make it 4%ration so we'll not sure how much bush killer we need to add to the water.
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Let x = amt of brush killer (in gal)
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x%2F50 = .04
x = .04(50)
x = 2 gal of brush killer will give a 4% mixture