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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I would say to myself, 20% of anything is one-fifth, so 20% of 25 oz is 5 oz. If I add 50 oz of water, I now have 75 oz of solution of which 5 oz is alcohol, so that is one part in 15, or . That might not be how you would do it, or how your teacher wants it done though. But it is the correct answer nonetheless.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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