How many gallons each of 30% alcohol and 10% alcohol should be mixed to obtain 20 gal of 15% alcohol? Gallons of
Solution
Gallons of
Pure Alcohol
X
Percent
(as a decimal)
30% =0.3
10% = 0.1
15% =
y
20
How many gallons of 30% alcohol should be in the mixture?
gal
How many gallons of 10% alcohol should be in the mixture?
gal