SOLUTION: A mixture of alcohol and water contains a total of 36 oz of liquid. There are 9 oz of pure alcohol in the mixture. What percent of the mixture is water? What percent is alcohol?

SOLUTION: A mixture of alcohol and water contains a total of 36 oz of liquid. There are 9 oz of pure alcohol in the mixture. What percent of the mixture is water? What percent is alcohol?

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Question 417901: A mixture of alcohol and water contains a total of 36 oz of liquid. There are 9 oz of pure alcohol in the mixture. What percent of the mixture is water? What percent is alcohol?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
% water =
% water =
% water =
% water = 75%
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% alcohol =
% alcohol =
% alcohol = 25%
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