A chemical company mixes pure water with their premium antifreeze solution to create an inexpensive antifreeze mixture. The premium antifreeze solution contains 65% pure antifreeze. The company wants to obtain 260 gallons of a mixture that contains 35% pure antifreeze. How many gallons of water and how many gallons of the premium antifreeze solution must be mixed? Water: I gallons Premium antifreeze: gallons

A chemical company mixes pure water with their premium antifreeze solution to create an inexpensive antifreeze mixture. The premium antifreeze solution contains 65% pure antifreeze. The company wants to obtain 260 gallons of a mixture that contains 35% pure antifreeze. How many gallons of water and how many gallons of the premium antifreeze solution must be mixed? Water: I gallons Premium antifreeze: gallons

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Equations, Inequalities, And Mathematical Modeling

Section1.3: Modeling With Linear Equations

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