document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258614>Question 258614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fifty liters of pure maple syrup that costs $9.50 per liter are mixed with imitation syrup that costs $4.00 per liter. how much imitation syrup is needed to make a mixture that costs $5.00 per liter? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.50*50 + 4.00x = 5.00(50+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "950*50 + 400x = 500*50 + 500x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x = 450*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1/2)450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 225 liters (amount of $4.00 syrup needed in the mixture<BR>\n" );
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