Inactive Tutor answered 07/15/21
x gallons of .7
y gallons of .9
The system is :
x + y = 120
0.7x + 0.9y = 0.75*120
I think this way. You get 2 equations with 2 unknown vars.
Solve, get y = 30. Respevtfully, x = 120-30=90
Bella M.
asked 07/15/21A chemical company makes two brands of antifreeze. The first brand is 70% pure antifreeze, and the second brand is 90% pure antifreeze. In order to obtain 120 gallons of a mixture that contains 75% pure antifreeze, how many gallons of each brand of antifreeze must be used?
Inactive Tutor answered 07/15/21
x gallons of .7
y gallons of .9
The system is :
x + y = 120
0.7x + 0.9y = 0.75*120
I think this way. You get 2 equations with 2 unknown vars.
Solve, get y = 30. Respevtfully, x = 120-30=90
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