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The radiator in my car contains 6.3 L and water. This mixture is 30% antifreeze. How much of this mixture should she drain and replace with pure antifreeze, so that there will be a mixture of 50% antifreeze?

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percent ---------------- quantity

Antifreez1 I 80 ---------------- 40 gallons

Antifreeze II 10 ---------------- x gallons

Total 30 ---------------- 40 + x gallons


 


=30*6.3+100*x=50(6.3+x)

=189+100x =315+50x

=100x-50x =315-189

=50x=126

/50

x=2.52 liters 100% Antifreeze