SOLUTION: You have 8 liters of a 30% alcohol solution. To make a 5% alcohol solution, how many liters of pure water do you need to add?

Question 745776: You have 8 liters of a 30% alcohol solution. To make a 5% alcohol solution, how many liters of pure water do you need to add?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
H=30%
B=8 liters
T=5%
w= unknown liters to add to make T concentration

(Intended component)/(amount of mixture)=resulting concentration

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