Problema Solution

a mixture of acid and water is 35% acid. if the mixture contains a total of 40 L, how many liters of pure acid are in the mixture? how many liters of pure water are in the mixture?

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35% of the mixture is pure acid, the remaining 65% is pure water


0.35 * 40 = 14


40-14 = 26


14L is pure acid, 26L is pure water