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  • 08-09-2020
  • Mathematics
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If cyanide in a stream next to a gold mine increases from 240 ppm to 360 ppm, what percent increase is this?

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PhantomWisdom PhantomWisdom
  • 14-09-2020

Given :

Initial concentration , 240 ppm .

Final concentration , 360 ppm .

To Find :

Percent increase.

Solution :

Percentage increase is given by :

[tex]=\dfrac{Final-Initial}{Initial}\times 100\\\\=\dfrac{360-240}{240}\times 100\\\\=50\%[/tex]

Therefore , percent increase is 50 % .

Hence , this is the required solution .

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