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Algebra.Com's Answer #118747 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The radiator of a car holds 16 quarts of liquid of which 8 are antifreeze. The radiator has a leak and loses 2 quarts of liquid each week. Every week, 2 quarts of water are added. After 3 weeks how much antifreeze is left in the radiator? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = fractional amt of antifreeze after 2 qts leak out & 2 qt water added \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Week 1: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "7 = 16x \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "Therefore: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Week 2; \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "Therefore: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Week 3: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "therefore: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Hope this makes sense. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |