A container currently holds 4 quarts of alcohol and 4 quarts of water. How many quarts of water must be added to the container to create a mixture that is 3 parts alcohol to 5 parts water by volume?
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Hi friend ,
Here
we need to add water to above solution to make it equal to =
Let w= quarts of water required
Total quarts of water = (4 + w)
Therefore we can re write as -
= (since we need to add w to make the ratio equal to 3/5)
or =
or w =
Here
we need to add water to above solution to make it equal to =
Let w= quarts of water required
Total quarts of water = (4 + w)
Therefore we can re write as -
= (since we need to add w to make the ratio equal to 3/5)
or =
or w =
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