document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268964>Question 268964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pharmacist has 2 liters of a solution containing 30% alcohol. If he wants to have a solution containing 44% alcohol, how much pure alcohol must be added? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197060 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=197060\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a mixture problem. Here is a table based on the given information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution . . . . . . . . .% . . . . . . . . .liter . . . . . . . . .%-Liter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30% . . . . . . . . . . . 30. . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pure . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . x . . . . . . . . . . . 100x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mixture . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . 2+x . . . . . . . . 88 + 44x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looking at the third column, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 + 100x = 88 + 44x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 44x and subtract 60 from both sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 56 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need 1/2 liter of pure alcohol. </SPAN>\n" );
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