document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=489877>Question 489877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> college algebra - Fifty liters of pure maple syrup that costs $9.50 per liter are mixed with imitation maple syrup that costs $ 4.00 per liter. How much imitation maple syrup is needed to make a mixture that costs $5.00 per liter? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amount (liters) of imitation maple<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50(9.50) + x(4) = (50+x)5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "475 + 4x = 250+5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "475 = 250+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 liters = x<BR>\n" );
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