Mixture A is 40 percent alcohol, and mixture B is 80 percent alcohol.

Mixture A is 40 percent alcohol, and mixture B is 80 percent alcohol. If the two are poured together to create a 4-gallon mixture that contains 50 percent alcohol, approximately how many gallons of mixture A are in the mixture?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

2.4

Steps/Work

(80-50)/(50-40) = Qa/Qb
30/10 = Qa/Qb
3/1 = Qa/Qb
Qa = (3/5) * 4 = 12/5 = 2.4 approx
Answer : E