10 litres of a 10% solution are mixed with 20 litres of a 60% solution. What is the concentration of the mixture?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. %
- Step 1: Pure content litres, total volume litres.
- Step 2: Concentration .
Answer
%.
Why not the others: %: The two concentrations were averaged without weights. %: The volumes were swapped. %: The total was not divided by the combined volume.
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