How many liters of an 18% alcohol solution must be added to a 10% alcohol solution to get 20 L of a 15 alcohol solution
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How many liters of an 18% alcohol solution must be added to a 10% alcohol solution to get 20 L of a 15 alcohol solution
You can set this up with one or two equations. I prefer one... less work.
Let x=the amount of 18% to be added.
Then, the amount of 10% is what remains of the 20 L not taken up by the 18%, so we have 20-x.
So, we have
Solve for x.
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