A Saline Solution Has a Concentration Ratio of 3

question 47

Multiple Choice

A saline solution has a concentration ratio of 3.5 milligrams of salt in 100 milliliters of solution. How many milligrams of salt will be needed to produce 500 milliliters of a saline solution having this same concentration?

• A) 19.5 milligrams
• B) 15 milligrams
• C) 17.5 milligrams
• D) 19 milligrams
• E) 16 milligrams

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Average Product

The output produced per unit of input, calculated by dividing total output by the total number of units of the input used.

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