SOLUTION: how much water must be evaporated from brine (l0 liters)with 25% salt and replaced by 2 liters of salt to obtain 22% mixture of salt?

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Question 896461: how much water must be evaporated from brine (l0 liters)with 25% salt and replaced by 2 liters of salt to obtain 22% mixture of salt?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The solution is already 25% which is more than the final 22%
You add more salt the solution will have more salt not less.
Evaporating water will also give more percentage of salt.
Perhaps you copied 25% incorrectly.