SOLUTION: Herb Garrett has an 80% methyl alcohol solution. He wishes to make a gallon of windshield washer solution by mixing his methyl alcohol solution with water. If 128 ounces or a gal
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: Herb Garrett has an 80% methyl alcohol solution. He wishes to make a gallon of windshield washer solution by mixing his methyl alcohol solution with water. If 128 ounces or a gallon of windshield washer fluid contain 6% methyl alcohol, how much of the 80% methyl alcohol solution and how much water must be mixed? This question is from textbook
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the amount (in ounces) of 80% alcohol. The steup looks like this:
80x + 0(128-x) = 6(128)
80x = 768
x = 9.6 ounces 80% alcohol solution
128 - x = 118.4 ounces water
