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document.write( "Mrs. Carter owns a shop specializing in tea. She combines 1 lb. Darjeeling with 3 lbs. Earl Grey to get a 4lb mixture of 25% Darjeeling. SHe chooses to change the mixture to 50% Darjeeling. How much Darjeeling should she add to bring the mixture to 50%?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not understand how to set this up. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "She combines 1 lb. Darjeeling with 3 lbs. Earl Grey to get a 4lb mixture of 25% Darjeeling. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "SHe chooses to change the mixture to 50% Darjeeling. How much Darjeeling should she add to bring the mixture to 50%?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dar + Dar  = Dar<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25*4 + x = 0.50(4+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25*4 + 100x = 50*4 + 50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x = 25*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 lb (amt. of Darjeeling she must add)<BR>\n" );
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