document.write( "Question 370033: A. Perfume is sold in 10mL and 25mL bottles. If a chemist orders 600mL of perfume and receives 33 bottles, how many of each did he receive?\r
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document.write( "B. A boat travels 120km upstream against the current in 5 hours, but makes the return trip in only four hours. Find the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in still water.\r
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document.write( "Please help, Ive tried all different ways for both questions, but I must be using the wrong information. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #263821 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A be the number of 10ml bottle, B the number of 25mL bottles. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by (-2) and add to eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let B be the boat speed, C the river current. \n" ); document.write( "Rate*Time=Distance. \n" ); document.write( "With the current, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "Against the current, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Add eq. 1 to eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |