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A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio of 12:5. On adding 14litres of water, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 4:3. The quantity of alcohol in the mixture is?
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The equation to solve is: 
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document.write( "After solving for x, multiply that value by 12 to get amount of alcohol\r
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document.write( "You should get:  of alcohol \n" );
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