SOLUTION: A chemist has 1000g of a solution that is 40% acid. How many grams of water must be added to reduce the acidity to 25%?

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A chemist has 1000g of a solution that is 40% acid. How many grams of water must be added to reduce the acidity to 25%?
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1000 gm of 40% has 400 gm of acid. For the 400 gm of acid to be 25%, the total has to be 1600 gm.
Add 600 grams of water.