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A mixture of 70 litres of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water should be added to make 25% water in the resulting mixture?

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Mixture=70 litres
water=10% of mixture=10% of 70=7L
Alcohol=(70-7)=63 L
Let x litres of water be added. Now, water and alcohol ratio will be:
7+x/63=25/75
solving for x we get:
x=14 Litres.
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