document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611084>Question 611084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">      15 liters of a mixture contains 20% alcohol and the rest water.  If 3 liters of water be mixed in it, the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture will be </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = percentage of alcohol in new mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(15+3) = .20(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(18) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3/18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.167<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.7%<BR>\n" );
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