document.write( "Question 407187: a nurse wants to add water to 30 ounces of a 10% solution of benzakonium chloride to dilute it to an 8% solution how much water must she add?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "8(x+30) + 0.10x
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percent ---------------- quantity
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\n" ); document.write( "Total 8 ---------------- 30+x
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\n" ); document.write( "10*30+0*x=8(30+x)
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\n" ); document.write( "300+0 =240+8x
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\n" ); document.write( "-8x=240 -300
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\n" ); document.write( "-8x=-60
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\n" ); document.write( "/-8
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\n" ); document.write( "x=7.5 liters of water
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