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document.write( "sugar + sugar = sugar<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.02*8 + 0.51*6 = x(8+6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*8 + 51*6 = 1400x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 + 306 = 1400x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "322 = 1400x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 322/1400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.23 = 23% (That is the concentration of the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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