SOLUTION: Suppose that 16 gallons of a 16% salt solution are mixed with 32 gallons of a 28% salt solution. What is the percent of salt in the resulting solution?
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Question 1022449: Suppose that 16 gallons of a 16% salt solution are mixed with 32 gallons of a 28% salt solution. What is the percent of salt in the resulting solution? Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source):
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Suppose that 16 gallons of a 16% salt solution are mixed with 32 gallons of a 28% salt solution. What is the percent of salt in the resulting solution?
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The percent is
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Please calculate it yourself.
Notice that the concentrations here are measured in , although the volumes of the solution are given in gallons.
