document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189920>Question 1189920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemical company mixes pure water with their premium antifreeze solution to create an inexpensive antifreeze mixture. The premium antifreeze solution contains 85% pure antifreeze. The company wants to obtain 255 gallons of a mixture that contains 30% pure antifreeze. How many gallons of water and how many gallons of the premium antifreeze solution must be mixed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #821429 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=821429\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x*0.85=0.85x pure (100%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "end is 255*0.30=76.5 gallons pure<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 0.85x=76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=89.41 gallons of the 85% antifreeze and 165.59 gallons of water. </SPAN>\n" );
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