Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Proportion - Exercises - Page 278: 79

Answer

$70\;lb$.

Work Step by Step

A pound of sea water $\rightarrow 35$ parts per thousand. $1$ pound of sea water $ \rightarrow \frac{35}{1000}\;lb$ Use $1$ tons of seawater $=2000$ pounds of seawater. Therefore, $1$ tons of sea water $=2000\times \frac{35}{1000}\;lb$ Simplify. $1$ tons of sea water $=70\;lb$.
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