document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224869>Question 224869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mixing Fertilizer.  A farmer wants to mix a liquid fertilizer that contains 2% nitrogen with the one that contains 10% nitrogen to obtain 40 gallons of a fertilizer that contains 8% nitrogen.  How many gallons of each fertilizer should be used? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wowkids38><B>wowkids38(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wowkids38><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=wowkids38><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=167948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2n+10n=40+4n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8n=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 gallons of each fertilizer should be used </SPAN>\n" );
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