SOLUTION: Tell if the given situation is possible or not possible; then explain why or why not.:You start with a solution containing 8% alcohol and add pure water to it. You ending solution

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Question 370854: Tell if the given situation is possible or not possible; then explain why or why not.:You start with a solution containing 8% alcohol and add pure water to it. You ending solution is 20% alcohol.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No. You are diluting the solution with water, therefore you can only come up
with less than 8% alcohol, never more.