A technician is changing a automotbile's transmission fluid. The manual tells him the transmission hold 7.8 quarts of fluid. When He drains the transmission, it only releases 3.1 quarts. He closes the plug and puts 3.1 quarts of fresh fluid back in. The manual tells him to run the car for 10 minutes to completely mix the fresh fluid in. The manual states to repeat this process 2 more times. Knowing that some fresh fluid is lost on each of the following 2 drains, what is the final ratio of fresh fluid to old?

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A technician is changing a automotbile's transmission fluid. The manual tells him the transmission hold 7.8 quarts of fluid. When He drains the transmission, it only releases 3.1 quarts. He closes the plug and puts 3.1 quarts of fresh fluid back in. The manual tells him to run the car for 10 minutes to completely mix the fresh fluid in. The manual states to repeat this process 2 more times. Knowing that some fresh fluid is lost on each of the following 2 drains, what is the final ratio of fresh fluid to old?

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