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An automobile radiator contains 16 quarts of a 20% solution of antifreeze. How much of the original solution must be drawn off and replaced by pure antifreeze to make a 25% antifreeze?
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\n" ); document.write( "16 quarts of a 20% solution
\n" ); document.write( "pure antifreeze 100% x quarts
\n" ); document.write( "25% antifreeze mix x+16 quarts
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\n" ); document.write( "16*20+100x=25(x+16)
\n" ); document.write( "320+100x=25x+400
\n" ); document.write( "100x-25x=400-320
\n" ); document.write( "75x=80
\n" ); document.write( "/75
\n" ); document.write( "x= 80/75
\n" ); document.write( "x= 1.06 quarts of antifeeze
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