Question

Ruth has a beaker containing a solution of 800 mL of acid and 200 mL of water. She thinks the solution is a little strong, so she drains 100 mL from the beaker, adds 100 mL of water, and stirs the solution. Ruth thinks the solution is still too strong, so again she drains 100 mL from the beaker, and adds 100 mL of water. How many mL of water are now in the beaker?

Answer 1

350 mL of water

Explanation:

Well she starts with 200mL of water and there is 800 mL of acid of water.

She drains 100 mL of acid and adds 100 mL of water so there is 300 mL of water.

And she stirs meaning the compounds have mixed.

Then she drains 100 mL and she they are mixed she drains half of acid and half of water so she has 250 mL of water.

The she adds 100 mL of water so now there’s 350 mL of water left.