document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432534>Question 432534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has one solution that is 25 percent acid and a second that is 50 percent acid. How many liters of each should be mixed to get 10 L of a solution that is 40 percent acid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( ".25x+.5y=.4*10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 liters y=6 liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "naturally you need more of 50/50 solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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