SOLUTION: A fuel oil distributor has 120,000 gallons of fuel with 0.9% sulfur content, which exceeds pollution control standards of 0.8% sulfur content. How many gallons of fuel oil with a 0

Question 878215: A fuel oil distributor has 120,000 gallons of fuel with 0.9% sulfur content, which exceeds pollution control standards of 0.8% sulfur content. How many gallons of fuel oil with a 0.3% sulfur content must be added to the 120,000 gallons to obtain fuel oil that will comply with the pollution standards?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question and description in simpler wording is:
How much 0.3% sulfur content fuel should be mixed with 120000 gallons of 0.9% sulfur fuel to make a blend of fuel which is 0.8% sulfur?

This type of mixture problem is discussed and solved in this lesson:
Mixture: one material quantity unknown
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