SOLUTION: A crop dusting service needs to prepare a 0.8% pesticide solution. It has an airplane with a 300-gal tank that contains 100 gal of a 0.5% solution. How much of a previously mixed 1
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Question 1041595: A crop dusting service needs to prepare a 0.8% pesticide solution. It has an airplane with a 300-gal tank that contains 100 gal of a 0.5% solution. How much of a previously mixed 1% pesticide solution should be added to the tank to increase the concentration to the desired 0.8%? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, josmiceli:Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
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in the 300 gallon tank
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150 gallons of 1% solution needs to be added
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