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document.write( "percent	----------------	quantity<BR>\n" );
document.write( "67.00%	----------------	x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46.00%	----------------	42-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55.00%	----------------	42	(Mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "67x+46(42-x)=55*42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "67x+1932-46x=2310		<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21x=378							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=18	liters of .67						<BR>\n" );
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