SOLUTION: A barrel contains 5 liters of a mixture of wine and water which is 60% wine. If another liter of pure water is added to the barrel, what percentage of the new mixture is wine?
Question 1031563: A barrel contains 5 liters of a mixture of wine and water which is 60% wine. If another liter of pure water is added to the barrel, what percentage of the new mixture is wine? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A barrel contains 5 liters of a mixture of wine and water which is 60% wine.
If another liter of pure water is added to the barrel, what percentage of the new mixture is wine?
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let x = the per cent wine in decimal form
.60(5) = x(5 + 1)
3.0 = 6x
x = 3/6
x = .50; The new mixture is 50% wine
