document.write( "Question 391864: a car radiator has a capacity of 16 quarts and is filled with a 25% anifreeze solution, how much must be drained off and replaced with pure antifreeaze to obtain a 40 % antifreeze solution \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #278041 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a car radiator has a capacity of 16 quarts and is filled with a 25% anifreeze solution, how much must be drained off and replaced with pure antifreeaze to obtain a 40 % antifreeze solution \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "alcohol - alcohol + alcohol = alcohol \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "0.25*16 - 0.25x + 1.00x = 0.40*16 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get: \n" ); document.write( "25*16 - 25x + 100x = 40*16 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "75x = 15*16 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = (1/5)*16 \n" ); document.write( "x = 3 1/5 quarts (amt. that must be removed and replaced) \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " |