document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430504>Question 430504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tim was told by his boss to combine all the bleach solutions into one bucket.  When he poured all the solutions into the bucket he ended up with 2 gallons of bleach solution. What is the final concentration of the combined solution given the following information?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bottle #1: 8 cups of 2% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #2: 5 cups of 3% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #3: 10 cups of 1.8% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #4: 9 cups of 2.5% bleach solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " When he poured all the solutions into the bucket he ended up with 2 gallons of bleach solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the final concentration of the combined solution given the following information?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bottle #1: 8 cups of 2% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #2: 5 cups of 3% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #3: 10 cups of 1.8% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottle #4: 9 cups of 2.5% bleach solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total amt:32 cups, which is 2 quarts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the decimal amt of bleach in the resulting mixture.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".02(8) + .03(5) + .018(10) + .025(9) = x(32)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16 + .15 + .18 + .225 = 32x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".715 = 32x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.715%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".715%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = .02234 * 100 = 2.234%  </SPAN>\n" );
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