document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363124>Question 363124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can A contains 10% blue paint and 90% red paint. How many liters of paint from can A should i mix with x liters of blue paint to get paint which is 60% blue? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "can A -> 10% blue -> call amount A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x litres blue paint -> 100% blue -> call amount x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "result -> mixture that is 60% blue -> call amount A + x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "%blue in A * amount A + %blue in B * amount B = %blue in C * amount C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10% * A + 100% * x = 60% * (A + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1A + x = 0.6A + 0.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1A - 0.6A = 0.6x - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.5A = -0.4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5A = 0.4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 0.8x litres \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 liters of blue paint -> x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 0.8x = 0.8 * 5 = 4 liters of 10% blue paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10% * 4 litres + 100% * 5 liters = 60% * (4 + 5) litres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "end up with 9 liters of paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1 * 4 + 5 = 0.6 * 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4 + 5 = 5.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.4 = 5.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 litres of can A paint (10% blue) for every 5 liters of 100% blue paint to get 60% blue paint,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or ratio 4:5 </SPAN>\n" );
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