SOLUTION: How many liters of a 10% alcohol solution must be mixed with 50 liters of a 80% solution to get a 20% solution?

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Question 310597: How many liters of a 10% alcohol solution must be mixed with 50 liters of a 80% solution
to get a 20% solution?

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, modi.kk91:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X be the liters of 10% solution.




300 liters of 10% solution.

Answer by modi.kk91(20)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

10% 80%


20%

80-20=60 20-10=10
ratio=6:1

6:1::x:50


x=300liter

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