A solution whose volume is 120 litres is made up of 35% water and the rest alcohol. When y litres of alcohol is added the...

      

A solution whose volume is 120 litres is made up of 35% water and the rest alcohol. When y litres of alcohol is added the percentage of water drops to 15%
(a) Find the value of y
(b) The new solution is diluted further by addition of seventy litres of water. Calculate the percentage of alcohol in the resulting solution
(c) A blend is made by mixing 10 litres of the solution in (b) above with 20 liters of the original solution.
Calculate in the simplest form, the ratio of water to that of alcohol in the blend

  

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Kavungya
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Kavungya answered the question on September 20, 2019 at 13:36


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