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Suppose that pure alcohol is added to a 24% alcohol mixture. Which one of the concentrations could not be obtained?
A.22% B.26% C.
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Suppose that pure alcohol is added to a 24% alcohol mixture. Which one of the concentrations could not be obtained?
A.22% B.26% C.28% D.30%
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do I solve this word problem? help please
Suppose that pure alcohol is added to a 24% alcohol mixture. Which one of the concentrations could not be obtained?
A.22% B.26% C.28% D.30%
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Ans: 22% because there is no way the percentage can decrease
if you are adding 100% alcohol.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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stan H.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose that pure alcohol is added to a 24% alcohol mixture. Which one of the concentrations could not be obtained?
A.22% B.26% C.28% D.30%
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Any mix of 100% and 24% will produce a concentration between 100% and 24%. 22% is outside of that range.
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