A chemist wants to mix a 66% alcohol solution with eight liters of 54% alcohol solution to produce a solution that is 65% alcoho

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l. How many liters of the 66% alcohol solution should be used ?

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Rzqust [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T14:12:33+03:00

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We have 8 liters of 54% alcohol.

We will add "x" liters of 66% alcohol to make "8 +x" liters of 65% alcohol.

54 * 8 + 66 x = 65 (8 + x)

432 + 66x = 520 + 65x

x = 88 liters

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