Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 6 - Test - Page 264: 13

Answer

$20\;L$

Work Step by Step

Let the amount of antifreeze to be added is $x\;L$. We can write. $60\%$ of $20\;L+x=80\%$ of $(20\;L+x)$ The equation form is $\Rightarrow 12+x=16+0.8x$ Subtract $0.8x+12$ from both sides. $\Rightarrow 12+x-(0.8x+12)=16+0.8x-(0.8x+12)$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow 12+x-0.8x-12=16+0.8x-0.8x-12$ $\Rightarrow 0.2x=4$ Divide both sides by $0.2$. $\Rightarrow x=\frac{4}{0.2}$ $\Rightarrow x=20$.
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