SOLUTION: A chemist has a 50 mL beaker of a 30% solution. a. Write an equation for the concentration of the solution after adding x mL of pure water. b. Use that equation to determine how m

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Question 1124243: A chemist has a 50 mL beaker of a 30% solution. a. Write an equation for the concentration of the solution after adding x mL of pure water. b. Use that equation to determine how many mL of water should be added to obtain a 14% solution. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Trying to get to 14% that way would first overflow the beaker.

%2850%2A0.3%2F%28x%2B50%29%29%2A100, the percent concentration after adding x milliliters of water.