document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=346723>Question 346723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello theres one question on my alegebra that i just cannot figure it's: How many liters of water must be added to 30liters of a 20% alcohol solution to dilute it to a 15% solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: the 20% tells us how much of the original 30L TOTAL mixture is alcohol!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is: .20*30L = 6L  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That tells us we have 6L of alcohol to use for the New Mixture.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question states the new mixture is to be a 15% acohol Mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let M be the TOTAL amount Liters in the new mixture.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is: .15*M = 6L<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 40L  We had 30L, need to add 10L of water. </SPAN>\n" );
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