We have 60 gallons of 20% antifreeze.
How much 70% antifreeze do we add to get 60% antifreeze?
We'll make "x" the gallons of 70% we must add.
.20 * 60 + .70 x = .60 * (60 + x)
12 + .70x = 36 + .60x
.10x = 24
x = 240 gallons of 70% antifreeze.
Source
1728.com/mixture.htm (see example B)
Each foot of the real desk will be 0.5 on the dolls desk.
3ft x 0.5 in per ft = 1.5 inches
(-infinity,3) (3, infinity)
x does not equal 3
Answer:
Rounding to the Nearest Integer
The most common type of rounding is to round to the nearest integer. The rule for rounding is simple: look at the digits in the tenth's place (the first digit to the right of the decimal point).
