Provide your best answer for the following question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.
For example:

Answer: <most likely answer, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the answer!>.

The question is: Which action is the best method to separate a mixture of salt and water?
boiling the mixture until the water evaporates
Let it stand until the solids settle and the liquid is decanted. (Or, filter it through a paper or cloth filter.)