document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=545764>Question 545764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a chemist mixes a 10% saline solution with a 20% saline solution to make 500 mililiters of a 16% solution. How many mililiters of each solution does the chemist mix together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #355759 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=355759\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> percent		----------------			quantity							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saline type I	10	----------------			x	ml						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saline type II	20	------	500	-	x	ml						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture	16.00%	----------------	500									<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10	x	+	20	(	500	-	x	)	=	16	*	500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+10000-20x=	8000		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-20x	=8000-10000		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10x=	-2000							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=200		ml   10.00%		Saline type I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300		ml			20.00%		Saline type II<BR>\n" );
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