You need a 60% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 75 ml of a 15% alcohol mixture. You also have 85% alcohol mixture. How much of the 85% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution? You will need ml of the 85% solution

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You need a 60% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 75 ml of a 15% alcohol mixture. You also
have 85% alcohol mixture. How much of the 85% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired
solution?
You will need
ml of the 85%% solution
Transcribed Image Text:You need a 60% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 75 ml of a 15% alcohol mixture. You also have 85% alcohol mixture. How much of the 85% mixture will you need to add to obtain the desired solution? You will need ml of the 85%% solution
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