document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598654>Question 598654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many liters of each of a 25% acid solution and a 85% acid solution must be used to to produce 70 liters of a 55% acid solution? ( round to two decimal places if necessary.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "acid + acid = acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x + 0.85(70-x) = 0.55*70<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x + 85*70 - 85x = 55*70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-60x = -30*70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 35 liters (amt. of 25% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "70-x = 35 liters (amt. of 85% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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