SOLUTION: a chef makes a marinade by combining 5 liters of wine at 11% abv and 4 liters of wine at 10% abv. determine the alcohol content of final mixture.
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Question 1024145: a chef makes a marinade by combining 5 liters of wine at 11% abv and 4 liters of wine at 10% abv. determine the alcohol content of final mixture.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the final percentage.
The setup looks like this
5(.11) + 4(.10) = 9x
.55 + .40 = 9x
.95 = 9x
x = .95/9 = 10.56%
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