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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alc + alc = alc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.20x + 0.75(32-x) = 0.40*32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20x + 75*32 - 75x = 40*32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-55x = -35*32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (7/11)32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 20.36 liters (amt. of 20% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32-x = 32-20.36 = 11.64 liters (amt. of 75% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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