Question 1 • (OC27) MATH COLL ALGEBRA-1200710-S1-Degele-VOL7006P
Carlon plans to evaporate a number of gallons of water from 90 gallons of a 15% salt solution to make a 25% salt solution. Which equation can he use to find x, the number of gallons that should be evaporated? Original (Gallons)Removed (Gallons)New (Gallons)Amount of Salt13.5 0 Amount of Solution90 x
Answer
A
StartFraction 13.5 Over 90 minus x EndFraction = StartFraction 25 Over 100 EndFraction
B
StartFraction 13.5 Over x EndFraction = StartFraction 25 Over 100 EndFraction