% glycolic acid needed to replace 40% phosphoric acid

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Homework Statement


What is the % glycolic acid needed to replace 40% phosphoric acid (assuming it is weight%)?

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I tried to solve this by first converting the Phosphoric acid weight% to mol/L for the phosphoric acid (5.11 mol/L)..
Since phosphoric acid is triprotic, I just multiply by 3 the calculated Molarity of phosphoric acid for the molarity of glycolic acid ... I am not sure if i did it right...how do we find the answer?
 
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