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Prompt
A scientist studied the effects of mixing two chemicals, chemical A and chemical B, by gradually adding more of each chemical to a mixture of the two chemicals. At the start of the study, the mass of chemical A in the mixture was equal to the mass of chemical B in the mixture. From the start of the study to the end of the study, the mass of chemical A in the mixture increased by 2,600% and the mass of chemical B in the mixture increased by 380%. At the end of the study, approximately how many times greater was the mass of chemical A in the mixture than the mass of chemical B in the mixture?
29.80
A
22.20
B
6.84
C
5.63
D