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document.write( "A space heater tank contains 2 Liters of a mixture of water and antifreeze. If 40% of the mixture is antifreeze, how much of the mixture should be drained and replaced with pure antifreeze so that the resultant mixture will contain 60% antifreeze? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #380357 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A space heater tank contains 2 Liters of a mixture of water and antifreeze. \n" ); document.write( " If 40% of the mixture is antifreeze, how much of the mixture should be drained and replaced with pure antifreeze so that the resultant mixture will contain 60% antifreeze? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt drained and amt of antifreeze added \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".40(2-x) + x = .60(2) \n" ); document.write( ".80 - .40x + x = 1.20 \n" ); document.write( "-.4x + x = 1.2 - .8 \n" ); document.write( ".6x = .4 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = |