Ten ounces of a liquid contain 20% alcohol and 80% water. It is diluted by adding 40 ounces of water. The percent of alcohol in the new solution is (A) 20% (B) 2% (C) 40% (D) 4% (E) 10%

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Ten ounces of a liquid contain 20%

alcohol and 80% water. It is diluted by adding 40 ounces of water.
The percent of alcohol in the new solution is
(A) 20%
(B) 2%
(C) 40%
(D) 4%
(E) 10%

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Answer:

A)20% because we added water not alcohol

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