document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392016>Question 392016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a company wants a solution of 200 nitogen at 7.7% it has a nitogren mixture of 7% and 8%. how much of each  will it need to make the 7.7 % solution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278236 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278236\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the required amount of 7% nitrogen(?) mixture, then (200-x) = the required amount of 8% nitrogen mixture. The sum of these two amounts are to equal 200 units of 7.7% nitrogen solution. The equation, after converting the percentages to their decimal eqivalents is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%280.07%29%2B%28200-x%29%280.08%29+=+200%280.077%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%280.07%29%2B%28200-x%29%280.08%29+=+200%280.077%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.07x%2B16-0.08x+=+15.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.07x%2B16-0.08x+=+15.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0.01x%2B16+=+15.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0.01x%2B16+=+15.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0.01x+=+-0.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0.01x+=+-0.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide by -0.01<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The company will need to mix 60 units of the 7% nitrogen solution with 140 (200-60) units of the 8% nitrogen solution to obtain 200 units of 7.7 nitrogen mixture. </SPAN>\n" );
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