SOLUTION: A lab technician mixed a 650 ml solution of water and alcohol. If 3% of the solution is alcohol, how many milliters of alcohol were used, and how many milliters of water were used?
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Question 1013601: A lab technician mixed a 650 ml solution of water and alcohol. If 3% of the solution is alcohol, how many milliters of alcohol were used, and how many milliters of water were used?
The amount of water used was ___ ml. (Type an integer or decimal.)
The amount of alcohol used was ___ ml. (Type an integer or decimal.) Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The total volume of the two separate materials will contract when mixed. Do you know the factor to adjust for this? Without it, the following equation will be incomplete:
x, the amount of the alcohol
650-x, the amount of water
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