SOLUTION: A 25-ounce solution is 20 percent alcohol. If 50 ounces of water are added to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?
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Question 393588: A 25-ounce solution is 20 percent alcohol. If 50 ounces of water are added to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.20*25 + 0.00*50 = x*75
==>5 = 75x
==>x = 1/15, or
the new solution is 20/3, or around 6.67% alcohol.
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