SOLUTION: How many liters of a 20% alcohol solution must be mixed with 70 liters of a solution that is 80% alcohol to get a solution that is 50% alcohol?

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Question 1132004: How many liters of a 20% alcohol solution must be mixed with 70 liters of a solution that is 80% alcohol to get a solution that is 50% alcohol?
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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ANSWER.  70 liters of the 20% solution.


Notice that  50%  is exacltly half-way between  20%  and  80%,  so the common sense must give you the answer.

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