Suppose 12 quarts of pure antifreeze is mixed with 8 quarts of a solution that is 72% antifreeze. Answer the questions below. Do not do any rounding.

(a) How many quarts of antifreeze are in the resulting mixture? quarts

(b) What percentage of the resulting mixture is antifreeze? %

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Elliot Sampson · Answer 1

(a)

12+0.72 (8)

12+5.76

17.76 qts of antifreeze

(b)

100 (12+8 (.72)) / (12+8)

100 (12+5.76) / 20

100 (17.76) / 20

5 (17.76)

88.8%

Suppose 12 quarts of pure antifreeze is mixed with 8 quarts of a solution that is 72% antifreeze. Answer the questions below. Do not do any rounding.(a) How many quarts of antifreeze are in the resulting mixture? quarts(b) What percentage of the resulting mixture is antifreeze? %