Alcohol 2

Two types of alcohol, one 46% and second 64%, give 16 liters of 54% alcohol. How many liters of each type are in the mixture?

Final Answer:

A =  8.8889 l
B =  7.1111 l

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Nestor
Your solution did not use the "given" in the problem i.e., instead of 70%< you used 69%.

Dr Math
Fixed this typo problem, thank you!





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