document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363211>Question 363211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist wants to make 50 mL of a 17% acid solution by mixing a 13% acid solution and an 18% acid solution. How many milliliters of each solution should the chemist use?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258975 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258975\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A be the amount of 13% solution, B the amount of 18% solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13A%2B18B=17%2850%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13A%2B18B=17%2850%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13A%2B18B=850 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13A%2B18B=850\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by (-13) and add to eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5B=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5B=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28B=40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28B=40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ml<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from eq. 1,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28A=10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28A=10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ml </SPAN>\n" );
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