* Mixture Problem: Alcohol

[Deepak_J_Shah]

Mixture A is 15 percent alcohol, and mixture B is 50 percent alcohol. If the two are poured together to create a 4-gallon mixture that contains 30 percent alcohol, approximately how many gallons of mixture A are in the mixture?
Problem from "BeatTheGmat.com"
A. 1.5
B. 1.7
C. 2.3
D. 2.5
E. 3.0
- How can we solve using the MGMAT way - FDP Strategy Guide - Edition 3 - page 60 (similar but still different).
- "Additional" method would be even better - more the merrier!
- any solution except pluggin in values from the answer would be great
- A complete breakdown in an xls grid would be great! i.e., include quantity for "the other stuff"

* Would be great to have an auto email response when someone responds to the question in the forum - alternatively when whoever is responding to this question can drop a quick email to me then that would be terrific!

Thank you in advance.
Deepak_J_Shah@yahoo.com

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