SOLUTION: how much water should be added to a radiator that contains 10 gallons of an 80% solution antifreeze solution to dilute it to a 50% antifreeze solution?
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Question 282968: how much water should be added to a radiator that contains 10 gallons of an 80% solution antifreeze solution to dilute it to a 50% antifreeze solution? Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, modi.kk91:Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Using water percentages
.2*(10)+x=.5*(10+x)
x=6
using antifreeze percent
10*.8=.5*(10+x)
x=6
If the radiator can hold 16 gallons then add 6 gallons of water.
Otherwise we don't have enough info ie the capacity of the radiator.
