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3.8 Exercise 74

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Determine the function described and then use it to answer the question.

A container holds 100 ml of a solution that is 25 ml acid. If n n ml of a solution that is 60% acid is added, the function C(n)= 25+.6n 100+n C \left(n\right) = \frac{25 + .6 n}{100 + n} gives the concentration, C, C , as a function of the number of ml added, n. n . Express n n as a function of C C and determine the number of mL that need to be added to have a solution that is 50% acid.

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