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Posted by Sabre on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 9:52am.

A solution of alcohol and water is a% alcohol where a = 40. The solution is found to contain 32 milliliters of alcohol. How many milliliters total (both alcohol and water) are in the solution?

math - PsyDAG, Monday, November 8, 2010 at 10:15am
Let x = total volume.

32 = .4x

Solve for x.

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