SOLUTION: a chef mixes 5 liters of a wine that is 12% alcohol by volume with 2 liters of a wine that is 9% alcohol by vloume. Determine the alcohol content of the mixture.

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Question 395642: a chef mixes 5 liters of a wine that is 12% alcohol by volume with 2 liters of a wine that is 9% alcohol by vloume. Determine the alcohol content of the mixture.
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Let x represent the alcohol content of the 7L mixture

Mixing the 2 wines together to form  the new solution

 .12*5L + .09*2L = x*7L

   (.6 + .18)/7 = x

        .1114 = x  11.14% alcohol content in the mixture