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A pharmacist wants to make a solution that is 60% alcohol.
\n" ); document.write( " On the shelf are two bottles of 40% and 20% strength alcohol.
\n" ); document.write( " Explain the step(s) and the outcome of this mixture
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\n" ); document.write( "When you want to get a mixture like this, one ingredient has to be more
\n" ); document.write( "than 60% and the other ingredient has to be less than 60%
\n" ); document.write( "Both of these are less than 60% so it is impossible to do this \n" ); document.write( "

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