SOLUTION: A 16-gallon solution is 20% salt. What is the greatest number of gallons that can be evaporated so that the solution is at most 60% salt?.
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Question 1139197: A 16-gallon solution is 20% salt. What is the greatest number of gallons that can be evaporated so that the solution is at most 60% salt?. Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source):
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A 16-gallon solution is 20% salt. What is the greatest number of gallons that can be evaporated so that the solution is at most 60% salt?.
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Make that "60%" something far less, like under 27%, and then maybe the problem description could make sense. The highest concentration of salt (sodium chloride) in water is listed at about 38% AT VERY ELEVATED TEMPERATURE.
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