SOLUTION: You need a 25% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 270 mL of a 5% alcohol mixture. You also have 70% alcohol mixture. How much of the 70% mixture will you need to add to obtain t

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Question 1129721: You need a 25% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 270 mL of a 5% alcohol mixture. You also have 70% alcohol mixture. How much of the 70% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
70% of solution-
25% of solution-

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, mL of the 70% alcohol to use

5%2A270%2B70x=25%28x%2B270%29