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  • 03-05-2021
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1. A 5-liter cleaning solution contains 30% bleach. A 3-liter cleaning solution contains 50%
bleach. What percent of bleach is obtained by putting the two mixtures together?

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LammettHash
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  • 03-05-2021

5 liters (L) of 30% bleach solution contains 0.3×(5 L) = 1.5 L of bleach.

3 L of 50% bleach contains 0.5×(3 L) = 1.5 L of bleach, too.

Combined, you would have 8 L of solution containing 1.5 L + 1.5 L = 3 L of bleach, so the concentration of bleach is

(3 L) / (8 L) = 0.375 = 37.5%

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