document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500305>Question 500305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many quarts of a 15% salt solution must be mixed with 8 quarts of a 25% salt solution to obtain a 17.5% salt solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amount (quarts) of 15% solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".15x + .25(8) = .175(x+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15x + 2 = .175x+1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15x + .6 = .175x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".6 = .025x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 quarts = x<BR>\n" );
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