document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577716>Question 577716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five gallons of a light green latex paint that is 20% yellow paint are combined with a darker green latex paint that is 40% yellow paint. How many gallons of the darker green paint must be used to create a green paint that is 25% yellow paint? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " How many gallons of the darker green paint must be used to create a green paint that is 25% yellow paint?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of 40% paint required to result in a 25% mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical mixture equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".20(5) + .40x = .25(5+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + .4x = 1.25 + .25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4x - .25x = 1.25 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15x = .25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.25%2F.15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".25%2F.15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gal of 40% stuff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".2(5) + .4(1.67) = .25(5+1.67)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + .668 = .25(6.67)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.668 ~ 1.6675; confirms our solution </SPAN>\n" );
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