document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213023>Question 213023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by weight, the ratio of chlorine to sodium in table salt is 35.46 to 23.00. How much sodium is contained in 50.00kg or salt? Has to be set up as an appropriate proportion and then be solved. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of sodium in 50 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(50-x) = amt of chlorine in 50 kg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ratio equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35.46%2F23 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35.46%2F23\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2850-x%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2850-x%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35.46x = 23(50-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35.46x = 1150 - 23x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35.46x + 23x = 1150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58.46x = 1150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1150%2F58.46 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1150%2F58.46\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19.67 kg of sodium<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chlorine: 50 - 19.67 = 30.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23/35.46 = .6486<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19.67/30.33 = .6485; close enough<BR>\n" );
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