document.write( "Question 1208969: The cooling system of a certain foreign-made car has a capacity of 15 liters. If the system is filled with a mixture that is 40% antifreeze, how much of this mixture should be drained and replaced by pure antifreeze so that the system is filled with a solution that is 60% antifreeze?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #847518 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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typical drain-and-replace example.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v, amount volume to remove and to be replaced
\n" ); document.write( "Volume of total capacity for cooling system same before as after, 15 liters\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2815%2A%280.40%29-0.4v%2B1.00v%29%2F15=0.6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%280.4%29%2815%29%2B%281-0.4%29v=0.6%2815%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.6v=%280.6%29%2815%29-%280.4%29%2815%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.6v=15%280.6-0.4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v=15%28%280.6-0.4%29%2F0.6%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v=5\"
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