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3 quarts of gasoline are mixed with 5 quarts of Kerosene; how many quarts of kerosene must be added to make the mixture three fourths kerosene?

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The answer is 4 because if you add just one then it would be 6/9 not 6/8 so you have to make it 9/12 which is equal to 3/4.
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