document.write( "Question 343264: A gallon of a 25% saline solution is to be diluted by adding water to it. Let x= number of gallons of distilled water added to the 25% solution. Write an algebraic expression for the percent saline solution obtained by adding the distilled water to the original 25% solution.\r
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the original solution is one gallon of 25%
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "25% * [1 / (x + 1)] = 25% / (x + 1)
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