SOLUTION: Suppose a fuel mixture is 6% ethanol and 94% gasoline. How much ethanol (in gallons) must you add to one gallon of the fuel so that the new mixture is 10% ethanol?
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Question 641852: Suppose a fuel mixture is 6% ethanol and 94% gasoline. How much ethanol (in gallons) must you add to one gallon of the fuel so that the new mixture is 10% ethanol? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose a fuel mixture is 6% ethanol and 94% gasoline. How much ethanol (in gallons) must you add to one gallon of the fuel so that the new mixture is 10% ethanol?
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Equation:
ethanol + ethanol = ethanol
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0.06*1 + x = 0.10(1+x)
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Multiply thru by 100 to get:
6 + 100x = 10 + 10x
90x = 4
x = 4/90 = 0.044 gallons (Amt of pure ethanol needed)
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Stan H.
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