document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221109>Question 221109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This has been troubling me for some time now: How many gallons of an 8% acid solution and a 22% acid solution need to be mixed to make 14 gallons of a 13% acid solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "acid + acid = acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08x + 0.22(14-x) = 0.13*14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 22*14 - 22x = 13*14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-14x = -9*14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 gallons (amt. of 8% solution in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14-x = 5 gallons (amt. 22% solution in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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