SOLUTION: The radiator in Michelle's car contains 16 L of antifreeze and water. This mixture is 30% antifreeze. How much of this mixture should she drain and replace with pure antifreeze so
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Question 142043: The radiator in Michelle's car contains 16 L of antifreeze and water. This mixture is 30% antifreeze. How much of this mixture should she drain and replace with pure antifreeze so that there will be a mixture of 50% antifreeze?
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The radiator in Michelle's car contains 16 L of antifreeze and water. This mixture is 30% antifreeze. How much of this mixture should she drain and replace with pure antifreeze so that there will be a mixture of 50% antifreeze?
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Let x = amt drained and the amt added
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Antifreeze amt added = 1.0x
Antifreeze mixture drained = .30x
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Write an "amt of antifreeze" equation:
Original amt - drained amt + added amt = resulting amt
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.30(16) - .30x + 1.0x = .50(16)
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4.8 + .7x = 8
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.7x = 8 - 4.8
x =
x = 4.57 L to be drained and replaced with pure antifreeze
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Check solution on a calc:
4.8 - (4.57*.3) + 4.57 = 7.999 ~ 8, which is .50(16)
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