document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578497>Question 578497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocery store has 12 lbs of a mixture of nuts and dried fruit that is 10% banana chips. If they mix  additional banana chips to bring the new mixture up to 25%, how many pounds of banana chips should they add?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chips + chips = chips<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.10*12 + x = 0.25(12+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*12 + 100x = 25*12 + 25x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75x = 15*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1/5)12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.4 lbs (amt. of banana chips to be added)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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