SOLUTION: the amount of chlorine in a swimming pool varies directly with the volume of water. The pool has 2.5 milligrams of chlorine per liter of water. How much chlorine is in a pool that

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Question 1165803: the amount of chlorine in a swimming pool varies directly with the volume of water. The pool has 2.5 milligrams of chlorine per liter of water. How much chlorine is in a pool that has 8000 gallons of water in it? note 1 liter = 0.264172 gallons
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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8000 gal*1 liter/0.0264172 gal=30,283.30 liters
2.5 mg/liter *30283.30 l=75,708 mg (rounding here)
that is 75.708 gm
Use the units to find what to multiply or divide by.