SOLUTION: Suppose you have 4 liters of paint that is 60 %green and 40 % white. How much green paint must you add to produce a mixture that is 80%green and 20 % white
answer: 4 liters of
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Question 164275: Suppose you have 4 liters of paint that is 60 %green and 40 % white. How much green paint must you add to produce a mixture that is 80%green and 20 % white
answer: 4 liters of green are added
need a break down of how they got 4 liters of green were added
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the liters of paint added G.
You start out with 4 liters of paint that is 60 %green and 40 % white.
4(60/100)=2.4 liters green
4(40/100)=1.6 liters white
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I want the percentage of green to be 80% when I add G liters, then,
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Liters of Green/Liters of Paint=Percent Green
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