SOLUTION: A liquid medicine solution is 13% liquid Curitall by volume. To the nearest mL, how much solution do you need to have 40 mL of pure Curitall?

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Question 636446: A liquid medicine solution is 13% liquid Curitall by volume. To the nearest mL, how much solution do you need to
have 40 mL of pure Curitall?

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A liquid medicine solution is 13% liquid Curitall by volume.
To the nearest mL, how much solution do you need to have 40 mL of pure Curitall?
:
Let x = amt of solution you need to have 40 ml of pure curitall
:
.13x = 40
x = 40/.13
x ~ 308 ml of solution will contain 40 ml of curitall