document.write( "Question 661578: A chemical compound is made up of 5 parts of Chemical A for every 8 parts of Chemical B. (This means, for example, the if you had 5 grams of Chemical A, you could combine it with 8 grams of Chemical B to make a compound) IF you has 17 grams of the compound, how many grams of Chemical A does it contain? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+A%2FB+=+5%2F8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A+%2B+B+=+17+\"$ gm
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+B+=+17+-+A+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute this into the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A%2F%28%28+17+-+A+%29%29+=+5%2F8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+8%2A%28+17+-+A+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8A+=+5%2A%28+17+-+A+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8A+=+85++-+5A+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+13A+=+85+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A+=+85%2F13+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A+=+5%2A%2817%2F13%29+\"$ gm answer
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+A%2FB+=+5%2F8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+B+=+%288%2F5%29%2AA+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+B+=+%288%2F5%29%2A%2885%2F13%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+B+=+8%2A%2817%2F13%29+\"$
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