SOLUTION: How many liters of pure alcohol must be added to 25 liters of a 26% solution to obtain a 50% solution?

Question 264027: How many liters of pure alcohol must be added to 25 liters of a 26% solution to obtain a 50% solution?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
(liters of alcohol in final solution)/(total liters of final solution) = 50%
In 25 liters of a 26% solution, liters of alcohol =
liters
Let = liters of pure alcohol to be added

12 liters of pure alcohol must be added
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