document.write( "Question 308654: If a container contains a mixture of 5 gallons of white paint and 11 gallons of brown paint, how much white paint must be added to the container so that the new mixture will be two-thirds white paint?\r
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If a container contains a mixture of 5 gallons of white paint and 11 gallons of brown paint, how much white paint must be added to the container so that the new mixture will be two-thirds white paint?
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\n" ); document.write( "white + white = white
\n" ); document.write( "5 + x = (2/3)(x+16)
\n" ); document.write( "(1/3)x = (2/3)16 - 5
\n" ); document.write( "x = 17 gallons (amt. of white paint needed for the mixture)\r
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