SOLUTION: A chemical company mixes pure water with their premium antifreeze solution to create an inexpensive antifreeze mixture. The premium antifreeze solution contains 85% pure antifreeze
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Question 1110834: A chemical company mixes pure water with their premium antifreeze solution to create an inexpensive antifreeze mixture. The premium antifreeze solution contains 85% pure antifreeze. The company wants to obtain 170 gallons of a mixture that contains 20% pure antifreeze. How many gallons of water and how many gallons of the premium antifreeze solution must be mixed?
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