document.write( "Question 775440: The cooling system in a truck contains of 4 gallon of coolant that is 30% antifreeze. How much must be withdrawn and replaced with 100% antifreeze to bring the coolant in the system to 50% antifreeze? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #472873 by sofiyac(983)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let's say we need x gallons of 100% antifreeze so \n" ); document.write( "4(30)-x(40)+x(100)=4(50) \n" ); document.write( "120-40x+100x=200 \n" ); document.write( "60x=80 divide each side by 60 \n" ); document.write( "x=8/6=4/3 of a gallon or 1.33333 gallons \n" ); document.write( " |