document.write( "Question 654637: I don't understand how to do this problem, \"A landscaping company needs 160 gallons of 30% fertilizer to fertilize the shrubs in an office park. They have in stock 45% fertilizer and 25% fertilizer. How much of each type should they mix together? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let represent the amount of 45% solution required and then must be the amount of 25% percent solution required since the grand total has to be 160 gallons. The amount of pure fertilizer in the 45% solution must then be , the amount of pure fertilizer in the 25% solution must be , and these two amounts must add up to the amount of pure fertilizer in 160 gallons of 30% solution, namely \r
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