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document.write( "peanuts + peanuts = peanuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 + 0.60*9 = x(11+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 + 5.4 = 20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16.4 = 20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.82 or 82% (percent of peanuts in the final mixture)<BR>\n" );
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