SOLUTION: If you have one gallon of pure antifreeze, how much water would you add to make a mixture of 70 percent water and 30 percent antifreeze?

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Question 344661: If you have one gallon of pure antifreeze, how much water would you add to make a mixture of 70 percent water and 30 percent antifreeze?
Answer by Jk22(389) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 gallon (antifreeze) -> 30
then 70 (water) -> x gallon water ?, x=70/30*1 gallon=7/3 gallon water which is approx : 2,33 gallon water.