Problem

3fl. oz. of a 90% alcohol solution was mixed with 6fl. oz. of a 36% alcohol solution. Find the concentration of the new mixture.

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So, the concentration of the new mixture is 54%.

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Step 1 :Let's denote the volume of the 90% alcohol solution as v1=3 fl. oz., and the volume of the 36% alcohol solution as v2=6 fl. oz.

Step 2 :The concentration of the 90% alcohol solution is c1=0.9, and the concentration of the 36% alcohol solution is c2=0.36.

Step 3 :The total amount of alcohol in the mixture can be found by adding the amount of alcohol in the 90% solution to the amount of alcohol in the 36% solution. This gives us total_alcohol=v1×c1+v2×c2=4.86 fl. oz.

Step 4 :The total volume of the mixture is the sum of the volumes of the two solutions, which is total_volume=v1+v2=9 fl. oz.

Step 5 :The concentration of the new mixture can be found by dividing the total amount of alcohol by the total volume of the mixture. This gives us concentration=total_alcoholtotal_volume=0.54.

Step 6 :So, the concentration of the new mixture is 54%.

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