SOLUTION: two identical bottles are filled with an alcahol solution the first bottle alchohol to water ratio is 3:1 the second alchahol to water ratio is 4:1 you mix the bottles together, wh

Question 1164169: two identical bottles are filled with an alcahol solution the first bottle alchohol to water ratio is 3:1 the second alchahol to water ratio is 4:1 you mix the bottles together, what is the alchahol to water ratio now?
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Answer by ikleyn(52909) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There are 3/4 of the bottle volume of the pure alcohol and 1/4 of the bottle volume of water in the 1-st bottle. There are 4/5 of the bottle volume of the pure alcohol and 1/5 of the bottle volume of water in the 2-nd bottle. So, the total volume of the pure alcohol is + = = of the bottle volume. The total volume of water is + = = of the bottle volume. The ratio alcohol to water volumes in the mixture is thus . ANSWER

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
alcahol [sic]
It's alcohol.

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