Problema Solution

How much water should be added to 14 mL of 18% alcohol solution to reduce the concentration to 7%?

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let 'x' represent the amount of water, in mL, added, then the total volume of the solution becomes 'x+14' mL


concentration = pure-alcohol/total-volume


0.07 = (0.18*14)/(x+14)

solving for 'x' we have x=22


22mL of water should be added