document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712276>Question 712276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 19-liter mixture consists by volume of 1 part juice to 18 parts water. if x liters of juice and y liters of water are added to this mixture to make a 54-liter mixture consisting by volume of 1 part juice to 2 parts water, what is the value of x? A)16 B)17 C)27 D)35 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=437849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Focus on the result first.  54 liters of mixture is actually 18 parts juice and 27 parts water.  Before the additions, it started as 1 part juice and 18 parts water.  You want to calculate the differences.  Avoid confusion:  as a lowest denomination 1 part is 1 liter.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Before____________________After<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 part juice______________18 parts juice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 parts water____________27 parts water\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question was, How many liters (parts) of juice were added? </SPAN>\n" );
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