document.write( "Question 417141: Katy needs to mix a 20% saline solution with a 50% saline solution to create 100 millileters of a 44% solution. How many millileters of each solution must Katy use?
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "creating 100 millileters of a 44% solution
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document.write( "Let x and (100ml -x) represent the amount of 50% and 20% solution respectively
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document.write( "Question states*** Mixing...
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document.write( " .50x + .20(100-x) = .44*100ml
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "      .30x = 24
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document.write( "         x = 80ml , the amount of the 50% solution. 20ml of 20% solution (100-80) \r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( ".50*80ml + .20*20ml =  40ml + 4ml = 44ml =.44*100ml \n" );
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