document.write( "Question 456877: How many milliliters of water would you add to 75 milliliters of a 15% acid solution to make a 10% solution? (This is supposed to be solved using a system of linear equations. \n" ); document.write( "
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------ percent ---------------- quantity
\n" ); document.write( "Acid 15 ----------------75 ml
\n" ); document.write( "water 0 ----------------x ml
\n" ); document.write( "Total 10 ----------------75+x ml
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\n" ); document.write( "15*75+0*x=10(75+x)
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\n" ); document.write( "1125=750+10x
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\n" ); document.write( "-10x=750-1125
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\n" ); document.write( "-10x=-375
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\n" ); document.write( "/-10
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\n" ); document.write( "x=37.5 ml water
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