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how many liters of 70% alcohol solution and 20% alcohol solution must be mixed to obtain 20 liters of 60% alcohol solution?

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Answer:

16 liters of 70% alcohol

4 liters of 20% alcohol

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = volume of 70% alcohol and y = volume of 20% alcohol. Since we need total of 20 liters, the first equation is x + y = 20. Next, calculate the amount of alcohol in the 20 liters of 60% alcohol. 60% is equivalent to 0.6, so there is 20*0.6 = 12 liters of alcohol in the 20 liter solution. Therefore the second equation is 0.7x + 0.2y = 12.

x + y = 20

0.7x + 0.2y = 12

2x + 2y = 40

7x + 2y = 120

-5x = -80

x = 16

16 + y = 20

y = 4

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