document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393687>Question 393687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> forty liters of a 60% salt soltution are reduced to a 45% SOLUTION. hOw much must be drained off and replaced with distilled water so that the resulting solution will contain only 45% salt?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amount (liters) replaced with distilled water<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".60(40-x) = .45(40)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24-.60x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.60x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-6)/(-0.60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 liters\r<BR>\n" );
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