document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703871>Question 703871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 m³ of soil containing 35% sand was mixed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into 6 m³ of soil containing 15% sand.  What<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the sand content of the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "into 6 m³ of soil containing 15% sand. What<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the sand content of the mixture?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sand + sand = sand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.35*2 + 0.15*6 = x*(2+6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35*2 + 15*6 = x(800)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 + 90 = 800x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 140/800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.175 or 17.5%<BR>\n" );
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