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How many kilograms of water should be evaporated from 84kg of a 5% salt solution to make it a solution that is 35% salt?
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How many kilograms of water should be evaporated from 84kg of a 5% salt solution to make it a solution that is 35% salt?
For 84 Kgs salt is 5% =4.2 Kgs.
So water is 84-4.2=79.8 Kgs.
35% salt in Hgs =0.35*84=29.4 Kgs.
So water content =84-29.4=54.6 Kgs.
So water to ve evoporated =79.8-54.6
=25.2 Kgs.