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A chemist is using 342 milliliters of a solution of acid and water. If 14.4% of the solution is acid, how many milliliters of acid are there? Round to nearest tenth.

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Answer:

47.88milliliters

Explanation:

Given data

Total amount of the solution= 342 milliliters

14% is acid

Hence the amount of acid

=14/100* 342

=0.14* 342

=47.88milliliters

Therefore there are 47.88milliliters of acid

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