SOLUTION: a mixture of chlorine and water contains a total of 91 gallons of liquid. there are 80 gallons chlorine in the mixture. what percent of the mixture is water?

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Question 257572: a mixture of chlorine and water contains a total of 91 gallons of liquid. there are 80 gallons chlorine in the mixture. what percent of the mixture is water?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, dabanfield:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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91-80=11
11*100/91=12.09% water

Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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a mixture of chlorine and water contains a total of 91 gallons of liquid. there are 80 gallons chlorine in the mixture. what percent of the mixture is water?
The total mixture contains 91+80 = 171 gallons.
Of this total, 91 gallons are water so the proportion of the solition that is water is:
91/171 = .532 = 53.2%