SOLUTION: A 25 ounce solution is 20 percent alcohol. If 50 ounces of water are alcohol to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?'
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Question 900155
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A 25 ounce solution is 20 percent alcohol. If 50 ounces of water are alcohol to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?'
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25*.80+50*1.0=75w
20+50=75w
70=75w
14/15=w
0.933=water
5/75=.06667%=alcohol
or
25*.20=75a
5=75a
5/75=.06667%=alcohol