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document.write( "Janet is mixing 15% glucose solution with a 35% glucose solution. This mixture produces 35 liters if a 19% glucose solution. How many liters of each solution is Janet using in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This mixture produces 35 liters of a 19% glucose solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many liters of each solution is Janet using in the mixture?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "glucose + glocose = glucose<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x + 0.35(35-x) = 0.19*35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 35*35 - 35x = 19*35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20x = -16*35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28 liters (amount of 15% glucose needed in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35-x = 35-28 = 5 liters (amount of 35% glucose needed in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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