Question

Write what the expressions below best represent within the context of the word problem

How many quarts of water must be added to 4 quarts of an 80% mixture to obtain a 50% mixture?

x represents quarts of water to be added to the ____% mixture.
x + 4 represents the total quarts of the mixture at ____%.

Answer 1

1st. is 80%

2nd. is 50%

Answer 2

first one is 80%

second one is 50%