SOLUTION: a barrel contains 30 gallons of 40% antifreeze. how many gallons of an 80% antifreeze solution should be added to make the barrel contain 50% antifreeze?
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Question 146833: a barrel contains 30 gallons of 40% antifreeze. how many gallons of an 80% antifreeze solution should be added to make the barrel contain 50% antifreeze? Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=amount of 80% antifreeze needed
Now we know that the amount of pure antifreeze in the 40% barrel(0.40*30) plus the amount of pure antifreeze in the amount that was added (0.80*x) has to equal the amount of pure antifreeze in the final solution (0.50(30+x)). So our equation to solve is:
0.40*30+0.80x=0.50(30+x) get rid of parens and simplify
12+0.80x=15+0.50x subtract 0.50x and also 12 from each side
12-12+0.80x-0.50x=15-12+0.50x-0.50x collect like terms
0.30x=3 divide both sides by 0.30
x=10 gal-----------------------------amount of 80% antifreeze needed
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0.40*30+0.80*10=0.50*40
12+8=20
20=20
