document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=693839>Question 693839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have some chocolate bars which are 55% cocoa, and some other chocolate bars that are 25% cocoa. If you melt them down and mix them together, and end up with chocolate that is 49% cocoa, how many if each bar was used? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cocoa + cocoa = cocoa<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.55A + 0.25B = 0.48(A+B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55A + 25B = 48A + 48B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7A = 23B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One possible answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23 of the 55% bars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 of the 25% bars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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