document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=733592>Question 733592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My car's radiator is full of an antifreeze-water mixture that is 75% water and 25% antifreeze. I left the cap off while driving and a lot of the mixture leaked out. I filled up the radiator with 9 quarts of water as I was out of antifreeze and then foud the mixture was only 12% antifreeze. What is the capacity of the radiator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried setting my problem up as .75(.25)=18.75 and .12(.88)=10.56  This answer got me nowhere and now I am stuck. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #448492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=448492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the radiator's capacity in quarts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After losing mixture, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of water filled the radiator,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of mixture was lost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You started with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of antifreeze and lost <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25%2A9+=+2.25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25%2A9+=+2.25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts, so there is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25x+-+2.25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25x+-+2.25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of antifreeze in the radiator before the water is added<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+.25x+-+2.25+%29+%2F+x+=+.12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+.25x+-+2.25+%29+%2F+x+=+.12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25x+-+2.25+=+.12x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25x+-+2.25+=+.12x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.13x+=+2.25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.13x+=+2.25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+17.3077+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+17.3077+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The capacity of the radiator is 17.3077 quarts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25%2A17.3077+=+4.327+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25%2A17.3077+=+4.327+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of antifreeze to start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.25%2A9+=+2.25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.25%2A9+=+2.25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of antifreeze were lost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4.327+-+2.25+=+2.077+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4.327+-+2.25+=+2.077+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarts of antifreeze left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After water is added, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "close enough<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope I got it\r<BR>\n" );
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