SOLUTION: How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 8 quarts of a 10% antifreeze solution to obtain a 60% antifreeze solution?

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Question 709962: How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 8 quarts of a 10% antifreeze solution to obtain a 60% antifreeze solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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So you want to remove v gallons of the low concentration mixture of antifreeze and replace it with v gallons of the pure 100% antifreeze. You want the finished volume to be the same as before. The current concentration as percent in the tank is p%5Bb%5D and you want a finished concentration+p%5Bt%5D.

%288p%5Bb%5D-vp%5Bb%5D%2Bv%2A100%29%2F8=p%5Bt%5D
Find v.