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document.write( "A 25 ounce solution is 20% alcohol. If 50 ounces of water are added to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #238760 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |