document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282519>Question 282519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two different chemicals are to be mixed, Chemical 1 is 25% citrate acid, and Chemical 2 is 37% ascorbic acid.  A 24 milliliters of mixture solution is desired with 30% of acid in it.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><B>dabanfield(803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><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=205122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two different chemicals are to be mixed, Chemical 1 is 25% citrate acid, and Chemical 2 is 37% ascorbic acid. A 24 milliliters of mixture solution is desired with 30% of acid in it. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the amount of chemical 1. Then the amount of chemical 2 will be 24-x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have then:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( ".25*x + .37*(24-x) = .3*24\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );