SOLUTION: How many liters of pure water must be added to 64 liters of 12% salt solution to reduce it to a 10% salt solution?

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 .12*64L  = 7.68  salt

 .10*76.8 = 7.68  salt

   76.8L - 64L = 12.8L of water need to be added