SOLUTION: 5 fl. oz. of a 2% alcohol solution was mixed with 11 fl. oz. of a 66% alcohol solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture?

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Question 297963: 5 fl. oz. of a 2% alcohol solution was mixed with 11 fl. oz. of a 66% alcohol solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture?
Answer by Deina(147) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 oz + 11 oz = 16 oz

5(2) + 11(66) = 16(x)
10 + 726 = 736 = 16x
+%28736+%2F+16%29+=+x+
46 = x
The new mixture is 16 fl oz of 46% solution
& bob's your uncle!