Problema Solution

mary is mixing some fertilizer . she has 8 gallons already mixed that has 40% fertilizer by volume . how much pure liquid fertilizer must she add to raise the mixture to 50% of volume? round the answer to the nearest tenth of gallon . if necessry.

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let x represent the pure liquid fertilize needed for the mix


0.40*8 + 1.00x = 0.50(8 + x)


by solving the equations we find


x = 1.6 gal


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Mary must add 1.6 gallons of pure liquid fertilizer.