SOLUTION: In testing gasohol mixtures, two mixtures are on hand: Mixture A (90% gasoline, 10% alcohol) and mixture B (80% gasoline, 20% alcohol). How much of each mixture must be combined to
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Question 475262: In testing gasohol mixtures, two mixtures are on hand: Mixture A (90% gasoline, 10% alcohol) and mixture B (80% gasoline, 20% alcohol). How much of each mixture must be combined to get 100 gallons of an 84% gasoline, 16% alcohol mixture. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = gallons of mixture A needed
Let = gallons of mixture B needed
In words:
(gallons of gasoline in final mixture) / (gallons of final mixture) = 84%
given:
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From (2),
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Multiply both sides of (1) by and subtract from (2)
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and
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40 gallons of mixture A must be added to 60 gallons of mixture B
check answer:
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OK
