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Question 720792: I need help with this problem. A previous tutor replied with vinegar + vinegar=Vinegar. Im not really sure what that means or what im supposed to do with that. My question is:
One cup of vinegar is mixed with 3 cups of a solution that is 15% vinegar and 85% oil. what is the percent vinegar in the final mixture? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One cup of vinegar is mixed with 3 cups of a solution that is 15% vinegar and 85% oil. what is the percent vinegar in the final mixture?
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I guess the one cup of vinegar is 100% vinegar.
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Equation:
100%*1 cup + 15%*3 cups = x%(1+3)cups
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Multiply thru by 100 to get:
100 + 15*3 = x + 3x
4x = 145
x = 36.25% (percent vinegar in the final mixture)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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