SOLUTION: A chemist mixes 200 milliliters of a solution that is 55% acid with 425 milliliters of pure acid. Answer the questions below. Do not do any rounding. (a) How many milliliters o

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Question 954059: A chemist mixes 200 milliliters of a solution that is 55% acid with 425 milliliters of pure acid.
Answer the questions below. Do not do any rounding.
(a) How many milliliters of acid are in the resulting mixture?
Milliliters _____________

(b) What percentage of the resulting mixture is acid?
_____________%

Answer by hemu_da(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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55% of 200 ml is 110 ml.
This solution mixed with 425 ml of pure acid, now total amount of solution is 625 ml.
Total amount of pure solution is 425+110= 535 ml.
Hence, percentage is...

(535*100)/625 = 85.6%... Ans.