SOLUTION: When the Mild Mannered Monkeys finished their concert in South America, they went swimming in Mousy Moe’s pool. This resulted in a 2% mixture of dirt. As it was hot at night, the m

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Question 1119127: When the Mild Mannered Monkeys finished their concert in South America, they went swimming in Mousy Moe’s pool. This resulted in a 2% mixture of dirt. As it was hot at night, the mixture in the morning was 2/1/2% dirt. If the pool originally contained 3500L of the mixture, how much water has evaporated overnight?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Poor description.
Dirt, how? Materials fallen to bottom unmixed with the water? Materials staying dispersed or dissolved?
What is "2/1/2% dirt"? ....., (student's answer: 2&1/2 %)