A mixture contains forty ounces of glycol and water, and it is ten percent glycol. The mixture is to be strengthened to twenty-five percent by adding glycol. How much glycol is in the original mixture?

4 oz

10 oz

40 oz

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Violet Griffin

13 August, 07:38

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Elena Lane · Answer 1

Find two consecutive odd numbers such that the sum of one-fifth of the smaller and four-sevenths of the larger is equal to fifty-nine.

Carsen Holland · Answer 2

I saw the answer for 10oz on here i tried that and it was marked wrong the correct answer is 4oz

A mixture contains forty ounces of glycol and water, and it is ten percent glycol. The mixture is to be strengthened to twenty-five percent by adding glycol. How much glycol is in the original mixture?4 oz10 oz40 oz