document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137287>Question 137287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ninety liters of pure maple syrup that costs $8.00 per liter are mixed with imitation maple syrup that costs $2.80 per liter. How much imitation maple syrup is needed to make a mixture to sell for $5.14 per liter?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is going to be a 2 steps process:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pure syrup=90 liter               Imitated syrup=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     Cost=8 dollars                         cost=2.80 dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By using direct proportional formala a/b=c/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=90     c=x liter of imitated syrup<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=8      d=2.80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90/8=x/2.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=90(2.80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=252<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=252/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=31.50 liter of imitated syrup\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x liter of imitated syrup that can sell for $5.14 per liter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again use the direct proportional formula a/b=c/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=90 liters           c=x liter of imitated syrup<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=8 dollars           d=5.14 dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90/8=x/5.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=90(5.14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=462.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x=462.60/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x=57.83 liters of imitated syrup to make a sell for $5.14 per liter\r<BR>\n" );
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