please answer this!!!!! a 5 gallon mixture contains 40% acid. a 3 gallon mixture contains 50% acid. what percent acid is obtained by putting the two mixture together? show your work.

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please answer this!!!!! a 5 gallon mixture contains 40% acid. a 3 gallon mixture contains 50% acid. what percent acid is obtained by putting the two mixture together? show your work.

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Combining the two containers with 40 and 50 percentage that is a result of 90 percent. Hope this helps.GOD BLESS

Ppwater answered Mar 23, 2019

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You can calculate:
(5*40%+3*50%)/(5+3)=43.75%
Good luck!
M.

Shadowman answered Mar 28, 2019

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