SOLUTION: You are mixing a weedicide which comes as a concentrate; before use it must be diluted with water. The instructions call for 100 mL of concentrate to make 9 litres of ready-to-use

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Question 953736: You are mixing a weedicide which comes as a concentrate; before use it must be diluted with water. The instructions call for 100 mL of concentrate to make 9 litres of ready-to-use weedicidebut you only have a 5 litre container. How much of the concentrate should you use?
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5 liters/9 liters(100%)=55.6% You can :make 55.6% of the full batch so:
(0.556)(100ml)=55.6ml ANSWER: You should use 55.6 ml of concentrate to make 5 liters of ready-to-use product.