How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be adddd to 9 quarts of a 10% antifreeze solution to obtain a 20% antifreeze solution?
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How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be adddd to 9 quarts of a 10% antifreeze solution to obtain a 20% antifreeze solution?
Let x be the amount of pure antifreeze to be added.
If we add this to the 9 quarts, how much do we have? 9+x quarts. We are told this must be 20%.
So, we have
Solve for x.
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