Problema Solution
To make each Martini at the Faculty Holiday Party, Prof. Smith mixes 3 ounces of vodka and 1 ounce of dry Vermouth. If the vodka is 25% alcohol by volume and the Vermouth is 11% alcohol by volume, what is the percentage of alcohol in each Martini?
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Let 'p' represent the percentage of alcohol in each Martini.
0.25*3 + 0.11*1 = p*(3 + 1)
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p = 0.215 or 21.5% of alcohol on each Martini