60:10 reduces to 6:1 gallons.
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60%
It is: 7 to 10
.70x+.10(60)=.60(x+60) let x= number of gallon at 70% .7x+6=.6x+36 .1x=30 x=300
60/100 = 6/10 = 3/5 = 0.6 in decimal
Suppose G gallons of 60% antifreeze are required. G gallons of 60% contain 0.6G gallons of the active ingredient. 70 gallons of 10% contain 7 gallons of the active ingredient. So, in the mixture, there are G + 70 gallons containing 0.6G + 7 gallons of the active ingredient. This is to represent 50%. So 0.6G + 7 = 0.5*(G + 70) = 0.5G + 35 0.1 G = 35 - 7 = 28 G = 280 gallons.