SOLUTION: Normal sea water is about 3.5% solids. This is about the same as saying "There are nearly 300 pounds of dissolved solid matter per thousand gallons of sea water" Using this informa

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Question 170376: Normal sea water is about 3.5% solids. This is about the same as saying "There are nearly 300 pounds of dissolved solid matter per thousand gallons of sea water" Using this information, find the weight of a gallon of sea water.

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Normal sea water is about 3.5% solids. This is about the same as saying
"There are nearly 300 pounds of dissolved solid matter per thousand gallons
of sea water" Using this information, find the weight of a gallon of sea water.
:
Let x = weight of 1 gallon of sea water in pounds
:
.035 =
x = 8.57 lb per gallon of sea water