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document.write( "There's 0.05 gallon of active ingredient in the gallon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find how many gallons total would make that 0.0075 of the total.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05/total = 0.0075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total = 0.05/0.0075 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total = 500/75 = 20/3 gallons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 20/3 - 1 gallons = 17/3 gallons of water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17/3 = 5 2/3 gallons.<BR>\n" );
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