SOLUTION: A 26-quart radiator contains 50% coolant solution. How much of the solution needs to be drained and replaced with pure coolant to obtain a 60% coolant solution?

Question 1112665: A 26-quart radiator contains 50% coolant solution. How much of the solution needs to be drained and replaced with pure coolant to obtain a 60% coolant solution?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let V be the volume to drain off from 26 quarts of antifreeze. Step 1: Draining. After draining, you have 26-V quarts of the 50% antifreeze. It contains 0.50*(26-V) of pure antifreeze. Step 2: Replacing. Then you add V quarts of the pure antifreeze (the replacing step). After the replacing, you have the same total liquid volume of 26 quarts. It contains 0.50*(26-V) + V quarts of pure antifreeze. So, the antifreeze concentration after replacement is . It is the ratio of the pure antifreeze volume to the total volume. Therefore, your "concentration equation" is = 0.6. (1) The setup is done and completed. To solve the equation (1), multiply both sides by 26. You will get 0.50*(26-V) + V= 0.6*26, 13 - 0.5V + V= 15.6, 0.5V = 15.6 - 13 = 2.6 ====> V = = 5.2 liters. Answer. 5.2 quarts of the 50% antifreeze must be drained and replaced by 5.2 quarts of pure antifreeze. Check. = 0.6. ! Correct !

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There is entire bunch of introductory lessons covering various types of mixture problems
    - Mixture problems
    - More Mixture problems
    - Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions
    - Word problems on mixtures for antifreeze solutions (*)
    - Word problems on mixtures for alloys
    - Typical word problems on mixtures from the archive
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Notice that among these lessons there is one on antifreeze solutions marked by (*).

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