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A solution of a battery is 14% sulfuric acid. If we have 9 gallons of the solution, how much of it is acid?

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14% would be sulfuric acid.

Percentages are of the whole, it doesn't matter if the whole amount is 50 gallons or 2 gallons, 14% of however many gallons will be sulfuric acid. However, to be clear, 14% of 50 gallons will have more sulfuric acid than 14% of 2 gallons.

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