document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257812>Question 257812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mixture of acid and water is 35% acid. if the mixture contains a total of 40 Liters, how many liters of pure acid are in the mixture? How many liters of pure water are in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189700 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189700\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a mixture problem. Be careful here, as pure acid = 100% acid and water = 0% acid. As a matter of fact any time they give you water it is automatically 0 in the % column. WE have the following table based on given information:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "liquid . . . . . . . . . .% . . . . . . . . . . .L . . . . . . . . .%xL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "acid . . . . . .. . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . . x . . . . . . . . .100x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "water . . . . .. . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . .. 40-x . . . .. . . . 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mix . . . . .. . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . .40 . . . . . ..  .. . 1400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the third column, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 100x = 1400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 Liters of pure acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 liters of pure water </SPAN>\n" );
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