document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169881>Question 169881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fertilizer mixture containing 30% nitrogen is desired for a certain crop. The farmer has a fertilizer with 17% nitrogen content and another fertilizer with 43% nitrogen content. How much of each fertilizer is needed to make 100kg of fertilizer with the desired nitrogen content ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please give me the table of your solution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .43x+.17(100-x)=.3*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".43x+17-.17x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".26x=30-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".26x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13/.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50 kg of 43% fertilizer is used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=50=50 kg of 17% fertilizer is also used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".43*50+.17*50=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21.5+8.5=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=30<BR>\n" );
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