SOLUTION: How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 7 quarts of a 40% antifreeze solution to obtain a 50% antifreeze solution?

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Question 878879: How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 7 quarts of a 40% antifreeze solution to obtain a 50% antifreeze solution?
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Use the lesson to learn how to solve this type of mixture problem:

Adding one material to known amount of another, both concentrations known, to make known concentration mix result

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