document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515695>Question 515695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tank contains 8000L of a solution that is 40%acid. How much water should be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "added to make a solution that is 30% acid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "added to make a solution that is 30% acid?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amount (liters) of water to add<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".40(8000) = .30(8000+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3200 = 2400+.30x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800 = .30x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2666.67 liters = x\r<BR>\n" );
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