document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29788>Question 29788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A soil supplement that weights 24 Lb contains iron, pottasium and a mulch. There is five times as much mulch as iron and twice as much pottasium as iron. Find the amount of mulch in th soil supplement. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16475 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=16475\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Iron + potassium + mulch = suppliment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I + P + M = S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5M = I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2P = I  or P = I/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I + P + M = S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5M + I/2 + M = 24  (substitute once more where I is)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5M + 5M/2 + M = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now combine like terms and solve for M.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5M+%2B+5M%2F2+%2B+M+=+24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5M+%2B+5M%2F2+%2B+M+=+24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   common denom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+10M%2F2+%2B+5M%2F2+%2B+2M%2F2+=+48%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+10M%2F2+%2B+5M%2F2+%2B+2M%2F2+=+48%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > drop the denom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+10M+%2B+5M+%2B+2M+=+48+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+10M+%2B+5M+%2B+2M+=+48+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15M+%2B+2M+=+48+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15M+%2B+2M+=+48+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+17M+=+48+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+17M+=+48+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide by 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+M+=+48%2F17+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+M+=+48%2F17+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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