document.write( "Question 716727: I am not sure how to set this problem up and solve. I would greatly appreciate your help. The problem reads: How much water should you mix with 8 pints of a solution that is 50% developer to create a solution that is 16% developer? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In the 8 pints of 50% solution, there are 4 pints of water and 4 pints of developer. In the end, you will have

pints of 16% solution, which will consist of

pints of water that you added plus the 4 pints of water in the original solution plus the 4 pints of developer in the original solution, and since it is a 16% solution, we can say:\r
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to get the total amount of 16% solution, then subtract the 8 pints of 50% solution that you started with.\r
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