SOLUTION: a laboratory has a solution that contains 3 ounces of benzalkonium chloride. if this is 15% of the total solution, how many ounces of solution does the lab have ? THANK YOU !

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Question 977492: a laboratory has a solution that contains 3 ounces of benzalkonium chloride. if this is 15% of the total solution, how many ounces of solution does the lab have ? THANK YOU !
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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In other words, 3 ounces is 15% of the amount of solution liquid. Taking this "ounces" exactly as written, this means weight, as in 1%2F16 of a pound, three times.

15% of Q is 3;
0.15Q=3
Q=3%2F%280.15%29
Q=20%2Aounces, which is the same as 1.25 pounds of solution.