SOLUTION: A car radiator has a 6-liter capacity. If the liquid in the radiator is 40% antifreeze, how much liquid must be replaced with pure antifreeze to bring the mixture up to a 50% solut
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Question 486260: A car radiator has a 6-liter capacity. If the liquid in the radiator is 40% antifreeze, how much liquid must be replaced with pure antifreeze to bring the mixture up to a 50% solution?
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Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the detailed steps, see problem # 484542.
New AF + surviving Old AF = 3
x + .4(6-x) = 3
.6x = 3-2.4 = 0.6
x = 1 liter
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