SOLUTION: water is 20% the mixture of milk and water now how much water must be evaporated in the mixture then Water could be remain 12% in mixture

Question 1108892: water is 20% the mixture of milk and water now how much water must be evaporated in the mixture then Water could be remain 12% in mixture
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water is 20% the mixture of milk and water now how much water must be evaporated in the mixture then Water could be remain 12% in mixture
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"Milk", 80%;
After evaporation of some water, "milk" 88%

p, original amount of milk-water mixture
x, water to remove

If start with 1 unit of the milk-and-water mixture, evaporate unit of water from it, to obtain your "12%" water result.
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