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To get 14 liters of antifreeze solution, how much doI need to add to x liters of the solution?

To get 14 liters of antifreeze solution, how much doI need to add to x liters of the-example-1

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Let us make 'y' the unknown liter that should be added to x liters to make 14 liters,

Mathematical expression,


xliter+y=14\text{liters}

Let us now make y the subject of formula,


\begin{gathered} y=14\text{liters}-\text{xliter} \\ y=(14-x)\text{liters} \end{gathered}

Hence, the amount of liters that must be added to x liter to get 14 liter of antifreeze s

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