SOLUTION: (1 pt) Suppose a fuel mixture is 2% ethanol and 98% gasoline. How much ethanol (in gallons) must you add to one gallon of the fuel mixture so that the new fuel mixture is 10% ethan

Question 832410: (1 pt) Suppose a fuel mixture is 2% ethanol and 98% gasoline. How much ethanol (in gallons) must you add to one gallon of the fuel mixture so that the new fuel mixture is 10% ethanol?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = gallons of ethanol to be added
gallons of ethanol originally
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.0889 gallons of ethanol must be added
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check:

OK

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