A 5 gallon mixture contains 40% acid. A 3 gallon mixture contains 50% acid. What percent is obtained by putting the two mixtures together?
The required number is 238.88 and 18% of it would be 43.
The percentage is defined as a ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
The % formula is used to calculate a percentage of a whole in terms of 100. Calculating percentages indicated above can be readily computed using the formula below:
Percentage = (Value/Total Value) × 100
Let's the unknown number would be x.
According to the given question, we have to determine the evaluation of 18% of x = 43.
⇒ 18% of x = 43
18% is expressed as 18/100 in fractional form
⇒ (18/100)x = 43
18/100 is expressed as 0.18 in decimal form
⇒ (0.18)x = 43
⇒ x = 43/(0.18)
Apply the division operation, and we get
⇒ 238.88
Therefore, 18% of 238.88 would be 43.
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