document.write( "Question 361061: To make pickles, fresh cucumbers are soaked in a salt water solution called brine. How many liters of a 2% brine solution must be added to 30 liters of a 10% brine solution to dilute it to an 8% solution? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #257586 by robertb(5830) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let x = # liters of 2% brine to add.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.10%2A30+%2B+0.02x+=+0.08%2A%2830%2Bx%29\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2B0.02x+=+2.4+%2B+0.08x\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.6+=+0.06x\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+0.6%2F0.06\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+10\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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