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document.write( "Quantity:  x  +  y = 400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Salt Eq:: 0.25x + y = 0.40*400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply Quantity thru by 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply Salt by 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x  +  25y =  25*400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x  + 100y =  40*400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75y = 15*400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 80 gram (amt. of salt that must be added)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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