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document.write( "A mixture of 20% acid and 50% acid must be mixed together to obtain 100mL of 44% acid solution. How much of each acid will be required?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent amount (in mL) of 20% acid required<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y represent amount (in mL) of 50% acid required\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 = x + y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 = 0.2x + 0.5y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got the right answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just don't understand why 44 isn't changed into 0.44 and the other numbers are. Would you mind explaining? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A mixture of 20% acid and 50% acid must be mixed together to obtain 100mL of 44% acid solution. How much of each acid will be required?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x represent amount (in mL) of 20% acid required<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y represent amount (in mL) of 50% acid required\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 = x + y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 = 0.2x + 0.5y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got the right answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just don't understand why 44 isn't changed into 0.44 and the other numbers are. Would you mind explaining?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 100 ----- eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2x + 0.5y = .44(100) ------ 0.2x + 0.5y = 44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you now see how 44 was derived?\r<BR>\n" );
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