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How many ml of water must be added to 48ml of alcohol to make a solution that contains 25% alcohol?
  1. 48
  2. 64
  3. 192
  4. 144

A
48
B
192
C
64
D
144
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Let us suppose that we add x ml of water to make the required solution.
Then, 25% of (48+x)=48
25100 of (48+x)=48
25×(48+x)100=48
48+x=48×4
x=19243=144ml.

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