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What percent of saline is present in a 2:3 mixture of tincture and saline? Hint: There are 5 total parts of the mixture. Use this as a fraction each represents first, then covert these fractions to percents.

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Explanation:

Saline is 3 out of ( 2+3 = 5) parts

3/5 = .60 = 60 %

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