SOLUTION: A car radiator holds 12 liters. How much pure antifreeze, in liters, must be added to a mixture that is 4% antifreeze to make enough of a 20% mixture to fill the radiator?
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Question 822682: A car radiator holds 12 liters. How much pure antifreeze, in liters, must be added to a mixture that is 4% antifreeze to make enough of a 20% mixture to fill the radiator?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let L = 4% antifreeze
Let T = 20% antifreeze
Let H =100% antifreeze, pure
Let M = 12 Liters
u = volume of the 4% in liters
v = volume of the pure antifreeze in liters.
and
Solve the system for u and v.
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