document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248087>Question 248087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm just simply stuck.  I can think through many parts of it in my mind.  I can't remember how to put it in a formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many ounces of 5% alcohol solution must be mixed with 16 ounces of a 10% alcohol solution to make a 6% alcohol solution?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be the amount in ounces of 5% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total solution will be 16 ounces plus x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05x+.10(16)=.06*(x+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could multiply both sides  by 100 to get rid of the decimals\r<BR>\n" );
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