document.write( "Question 1128980: A 2.5 L container has a mixture of 25% alcohol. How many liters of the mixture must be drained out and replaced with pure alcohol in order to obtain a mixture containing 40% alcohol? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "A 2.5 L container has a mixture of 25% alcohol. How many liters of the mixture must be drained out and replaced with pure alcohol in order to obtain a mixture containing 40% alcohol?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Drain and replace volume v liters.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Drain first v liters of 25% alcohol and then replace with v liters of the 100% alcohol.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%280.25%2A2.5-0.25v%2B1.0v%29%2F2.5=0.40\"
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify and solve for v.
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