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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alcohol + alcohol = alcohol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25*16 + 1.00x = 0.55(16+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25*16 + 100x = 55*16 + 55x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45x = 30*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (2/3)*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 2/3 liters (amount of pure alcohol needed in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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