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# A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5

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A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water are added to this solution, what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

A. 5.5%
B. 6%
C. 6 1/3%
D. 6 2/3%
E. 7%

Originally posted by bmwhype2 on 24 Nov 2007, 02:18.
Last edited by Bunuel on 25 Oct 2014, 06:19, edited 1 time in total.
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24 Nov 2007, 02:44
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bmwhype2 wrote:
A 50 liter solution of alcohol and water is 5% alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters are added to the solution, what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

= 4/60
= 1/15
= 6.67%
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24 Nov 2007, 15:11
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I disagree

50L * .05 = 2.5 L of alc, 50L - 2.5L = 47.5L of water

2.5 + 1.5 = 4L of alcohol in new solution

47.5L + 8.5L = 56L of water

4L / 56L = 1/14

this is ~7%
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24 Nov 2007, 15:25
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C1=Va/(Va+Vw) where, C -concentration; Va - volume of alcohol, Vm - volume of water. Vtotal=(Va+Vw) - total volume.

C1=Va/(Va+Vw)

C2=(Va+dVa)/(Va+Vw+dVa+dVw) where dVa - additional volume of alcohol, dVm - additional volume of water

C2=(C1*Vtotal+dVa)/(Vtotal+dVa+dVw)

C2=(0.05*50+1.5)/(50+1.5+8.5)=4/60=1/15~0.06666666 ==>6,(6)%
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30 Nov 2007, 11:39
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bmwhype2 wrote:
A 50 liter solution of alcohol and water is 5% alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters are added to the solution, what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

= 4/60
= 1/15
= 6.67%

5% of 50 = 2.5 liters of alcohol

50+10=60

2.5+1.5=4

4/60=2/30=1/15=6.67%
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30 Nov 2007, 11:40
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I disagree

50L * .05 = 2.5 L of alc, 50L - 2.5L = 47.5L of water

2.5 + 1.5 = 4L of alcohol in new solution

47.5L + 8.5L = 56L of water

4L / 56L = 1/14

this is ~7%

u took the percentage of alcohol from total water
Q asked for percentage of alcohol from total solution
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02 Apr 2016, 12:19
5% alcohol in 50 litre solution = 2.5 litres
adding 1.5 litres to it makes it total of 4 litres
total solution = 60 litres
% alcohol = 4/60 * 100 = 6.666667%
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02 Apr 2016, 14:00
let x=% of alcohol in final solution
2.5+1.5=60x
x=1/15=6 2/3%
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23 Jun 2017, 15:11
I am not clear on this question, shouldn't the answer be 7%?

As new solution will be 4 Ltrs Alcohol & 56 Ltrs of Water = 60 in Total

$$4/60*100 = 6.66$$

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23 Jun 2017, 15:34
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A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water are added to this solution,
what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

we are asked to find the exact percent- why are you rounding off the value?

$$\frac{4}{60}$$ * 100 = $$\frac{20}{3}$$ = 6 $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = Ans is D
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23 Jun 2017, 15:35
bmwhype2 wrote:
A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water are added to this solution, what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

A. 5.5%
B. 6%
C. 6 1/3%
D. 6 2/3%
E. 7%

Solution $$= 50$$ liters

Alcohol is 5% of 50 $$= \frac{5}{100} * 50 = 2.5$$ liters

1.5 liters of alcohol added. Therefore Total liters of alcohol $$= 2.5 + 1.5 = 4$$ liters.

1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water is added to solution $$= 50 + 1.5 + 8.5 = 60$$ liters.

Percentage of alcohol in new solution $$= \frac{4}{60} * 100 = 66.67$$% or $$6 \frac{2}{3}$$ % . Answer (D) ...
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23 Jun 2017, 15:40
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bmwhype2 wrote:
A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water are added to this solution, what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

A. 5.5%
B. 6%
C. 6 1/3%
D. 6 2/3%
E. 7%

Solution $$= 50$$ liters

Alcohol is 5% of 50 $$= \frac{5}{100} * 50 = 2.5$$ liters

1.5 liters of alcohol added. Therefore Total liters of alcohol $$= 2.5 + 1.5 = 4$$ liters.

1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters added to solution $$= 50 + 1.5 + 8.5 = 60$$ liters.

Percentage of alcohol in new solution $$= \frac{4}{60} * 100 = 66.67$$% or $$6 \frac{2}{3}$$ % . Answer (D) ...

Once again thanks for the explanation, it was helpful. Where I went wrong is incorrectly reading option C & D as $$62/3$$ and $$61/3$$

Hence, I was left with option E which was more closer to the number.

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23 Jun 2017, 15:44
Leo8 wrote:
ydmuley

A 50-liter solution of alcohol and water is 5 percent alcohol. If 1.5 liters of alcohol and 8.5 liters of water are added to this solution,
what percent of the solution produced is alcohol?

we are asked to find the exact percent- why are you rounding off the value?

$$\frac{4}{60}$$ * 100 = $$\frac{20}{3}$$ = 6 $$\frac{2}{3}$$ = Ans is D

Got it Leo8 - Thank you. I misread the answer choices as 61/3 & 62/3
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