document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647653>Question 647653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mechanic has 343 gallons of gasoline and 18 gallons of oil to make gas/oil mixtures. He wants one mixture to be 6% oil and the other mixture to be 2.5% oil. If he wants to use all of the gas and oil, how many gallons of gas and oil are in each of the resulting mixtures? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " He wants one mixture to be 6% oil and the other mixture to be 2.5% oil.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If he wants to use all of the gas and oil, how many gallons of gas and oil are<BR>\n" );
document.write( " in each of the resulting mixtures?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total amt of the two mixtures: 343+18 = 361<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of the 6% mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(361-x) = amt of the 2.5% mixtures<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an amt of oil equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x + .025(361-x) = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x + 9.025 - .025x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x - .025x = 18 - 9.025<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".035x = 8.975<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9.425/.035<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 256.4 gal for the 6% mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "361 - 256.4 = 104.6 gal for the 2.5% mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the amt of oil in each<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06(256.4) = 15.4 gal of oil in the 6% mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".025(104.6) = 2.6 gal of oil in the 2.5% mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check total = 18 gal<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the amt of gas in each mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".94(256.4) = 241 gal of gas in the 6% mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".975(104.6) = 102 gal of gas in the 2.5% mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check gas total: 343 gal<BR>\n" );
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