SOLUTION: Lara, a pharmacist, has 60 mL of an 8% alcohol solution. How Much water should be evaporated so that the solution that remains is 10% alcohol?

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Question 377481: Lara, a pharmacist, has 60 mL of an 8% alcohol solution. How Much water should be evaporated so that the solution that remains is 10% alcohol?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let water evaporated be x ml
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acid 8% ------60 ml
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final quantity = 10% ----(60-x)
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60*8 = 10(60-x)
480=600-10x
10x=600-480
10x= 120
/10
x=12 ml should be evaporated.
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