document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712355>Question 712355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Candy, a confectioner, has a 9 pound bag of mixed candy that contains 20% chocolate. How many pounds should she remove from the bag so that when she adds just chocolate to the bag, she'll have a mixture that contains 50% chocolate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've determined the variable as x which equals pounds removed but not sure where to go from here? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=437884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Candy starts with 9 pounds mixture * 0.20 fraction chocolate = 1.8 pounds of chocolate.  She will remove x pounds of this 0.20 fraction chocolate, add x pounds of pure chocolate, still have 9 pounds of mixture, and this now be 50% chocolate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2A0.20-0.20x%2B1%2Ax%29%2F9=0.50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2A0.20-0.20x%2B1%2Ax%29%2F9=0.50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, check this carefully to know how the numbers work.  I'm using decimal values instead of percents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%263%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%263%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pounds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That value is worth checking.  It does work.  Yes I did check. </SPAN>\n" );
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