document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28536>Question 28536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having the worst time with mixture word problems. I am in College Algebra and this is my question. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "---A chemist needs 170 milliliters of a 21% solution but has only 3% and 37% solutions available. Find how many milliliters of each that should be mixed to get the desired solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used x= the 3% solution and y= the 37% solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I set it up as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.3x%2B.21%28170%29=.37y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".3x%2B.21%28170%29=.37y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't think that is right, but that is what I came up with. Thank you so much for your help. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=15530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=170-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+37y=21(170)---> subsitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+37(170-x)=21(170)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you solve it from there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PAul. </SPAN>\n" );
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