An automobile's radiator has a capacity of fifteen quarts, and it currently contains twelve quarts of a thirty percent antifreeze solution. How many quarts of antifreeze are currently in the radiator?
3 quarts
3.6 quarts
4.5 quarts
12 quarts

Question

An automobile's radiator has a capacity of fifteen quarts, and it currently contains twelve quarts of a thirty percent antifreeze solution. How many quarts of antifreeze are currently in the radiator?
3 quarts
3.6 quarts
4.5 quarts
12 quarts

anonymous · Answer

Is this a trick?

anonymous · Answer

no yy

anonymous · Answer

hmm Trying to make some sense out of that question. It seems to be asking how many quarts of actuall antifreez is there. If so then we know that there is 12 quarts of a 30% antifreeze solution. Which means there is only really 12*(.30) 3.6 quarts of 100% antifreeze in the radiator.

anonymous · Answer

Simply put, its asking for 30 percent of 12.

anonymous · Answer

I was wondering if it was just 12, suppose it depends on what u call "antifreeze"

anonymous · Answer

3.6

anonymous · Answer

12 * .30 = 3.6....forgot the equal sign, just in case you didn't get it.