document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278913>Question 278913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to conduct an experiment just right, a researcher at a pharmaceutical company called weird growth needs 100 gallons of a special 49% acidic solution. He already has acidic solutions of 25%, 40%, and 100% because the researcher wants keep cost down, he wants to use six times as much 25% solution as 40% solution. How much of each solution will he need to come up with 100 gallons of his 49% solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=25% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=40% solution and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=100% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x+.40y+z=100*.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60 y=10 and z=30 gallons<BR>\n" );
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