SOLUTION: A 12-quart cooling system is tested and found filled with a 60% antifreeze solution. The ideal solution should be a 50% antilfreeze solution. How many quarts of solution needs to

Question 293030: A 12-quart cooling system is tested and found filled with a 60% antifreeze solution. The ideal solution should be a 50% antilfreeze solution. How many quarts of solution needs to be drained and replaced with pure water to reach the ideal mixture?
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A 12-quart cooling system is tested and found filled with a 60% antifreeze solution.
The ideal solution should be a 50% antifreeze solution.
How many quarts of solution needs to be drained and replaced with pure water to reach the ideal mixture?
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Let x = amt of solution to be removed and also amt of water to be added
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.60(12-x) = .50(12)
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7.2 - .6x = 6
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-.6x = 6 - 7.2
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-.6x = -1.2
x =
x = 2 qt of 60% solution removed and 2 qt of water added
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