document.write( "Question 214190: ricardo needs to have a 20% solution of antifreeze and water in his radiator. if the Radiator of truck contains 8 quarts of Solution of antifreeze and water, with 10% being antifreeze, how much antifreeze must be added to create the desired solution \n" ); document.write( "
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This problem assumes that his radiator is big
\n" ); document.write( "enough to hold the extra antifreeze he's adding,
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"a\" = quarts of antifreeze he needs to add
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\n" ); document.write( "(original amount of antifreeze + antifreeze to be added)/(final quarts of mixture in radiator) = 20%
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\n" ); document.write( "Given:
\n" ); document.write( "\".1%2A8+=+.8\" quarts of original atifreeze in radiator
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28.8+%2B+a%29%2F%288+%2B+a%29+=+.2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".8+%2B+a+=+.2%2A%288+%2B+a%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".8+%2B+a+=+1.6+%2B+.2a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".8a+=+.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "He must add 1 quart of antifreeze (assuming the radiator can hold
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+%2B+1+=+9\" quarts)
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\n" ); document.write( "Now he has \".8+%2B+1+=+1.8\" quarts of antifreeze in radiator
\n" ); document.write( "and 9 quarts total mixture
\n" ); document.write( "\"1.8%2F9+=+.2\" He has 20% antifreeze
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