document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149424>Question 1149424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemical company makes two brands of antifreeze. The first brand is 35% pure antifreeze, and the second brand is 60% pure antifreeze. In order to obtain 160 gallons of a mixture that contains 45% pure antifreeze, how many gallons of each brand of antifreeze must be used?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mix the two in a ratio determined by where the 45% lies between 35% and 60%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 to 45 is 10; 35 to 60 is 25.  45 is 10/25 = 2/5 of the way from 35 to 60.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means 2/5 of the mixture needs to be the 60% antifreeze.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 2/5 of 160 gallons, or 64 gallons, of the 60% antifreeze; 3/5 of the 160 gallons, or 96 gallons, of the 35% antifreeze.<br><BR>\n" );
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