a 5-gallon mixture contains 40% acid. A 3-gallon mixture contains 50% acid. what percent acid is obtained by putting the two mix
tures together? show your work.
1 answer:
so the 5 gallons ones is 40% acid, how much acid solute is in it anyway? well just 40% of 5 or namely 0.4*5 = 2 gallons.
the 3 gallons one is 50%, likewise it has 0.50 * 3 = 1.5 gallons of acid solute in it.

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