document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448380>Question 448380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A solution is 20% acid and 80% water. What is the ratio of acid to water in the solution?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that these are equal... 20%, .2, 1/5 and 80%, .8, 4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is the answer 1:4?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #308522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=308522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say you have 100 gallons of solution. Then 20% of that, which is 20 gallons, is acid and 80%, which is 80 gallons, is water. The ratio of acid to water is then 20:80 which reduces to 1:4 (divide both parts by 20). So you have the correct answer. Good job. </SPAN>\n" );
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