Answer: The concentration of the mixture is 0.5 p % .
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: 5 gallons of p% boric acid is mixed with 5 gallons of water.
Amount of boric acid = p% of 5 gallons
[tex]=\dfrac{p}{100}\times5\text{ gallons}= 0.05p\text{ gallons}[/tex]
Total solution : 5 +5 = 10 gallons
then, the concentration of the mixture = [tex]\dfrac{\text{Amount of boric acid in solution}}{\text{Total solution}}\times100[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{0.05p}{10}\times100\\\\=0.5p[/tex]
Hence, the concentration of the mixture is 0.5 p % .
