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WHAT IS THE PERCENT BY VOLUME OF ETHANOL IN A SOLUTION THAT CONTAINS 35 mL ETHANOL IN 115 mL OF WATER?

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We need to first add both of the solution volumes together 35+115=150. Now we can divide the volume of the ethanol by the total volume 35/150=.233. To double check we can multiply the total volume by the percentage of ethanol by volume we got as a solution 150x.233=35. So the percentage by volume of ethanol in the solution is .233x100=23.3%.
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