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document.write( "let x=ounces of pure water to be added to 75 ounces of 8% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+75=ounces of 5% solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8%*75=5%(x+75)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=.05x+3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05x=6-3.75=2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.25/.05=45 ounces<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45 ounces of pure water must be added to 75 oz of an 8% salt solution to make a 5% salt solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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