SOLUTION: a chef mixes 5 liters of a wine that is 12% alcohol by volume with 2 liters of a wine that is 9% alcohol by vloume. Determine the alcohol content of the mixture.

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Question 395642: a chef mixes 5 liters of a wine that is 12% alcohol by volume with 2 liters of a wine that is 9% alcohol by vloume. Determine the alcohol content of the mixture.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Let x represent the alcohol content of the 7L mixture
Mixing the 2 wines together to form the new solution
.12*5L + .09*2L = x*7L
(.6 + .18)/7 = x
.1114 = x 11.14% alcohol content in the mixture
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