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1973 AHSME Problem 33
When one ounce of water is added to a mixture of acid and water, the new mixture is 20\% acid. When one ounce of acid is added to the new mixture, the result is 33\frac13\% acid. The percentage of acid in the original mixture is
\textbf{(A)}\ 22\% \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24\% \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25\% \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30\% \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 33\frac13 \%
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