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18 liters of 100 is 18 percent. So the chemist would need 40 liters of acid to make a 40% acid solution.

18/100
=0.18
Convert it to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the right.

So 40/100
=.40
Move the decimal point over two and add the percent sign.
40%

The reporter forgot to multiply the decimal by 100, making it 25%