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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "how much water must be mixed with 8 pints of a solution that is 90% developer to produce a mixture that is 26% developer?
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.9*8+X=.26(8+X)
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\n" ); document.write( ".72+X-.26X=2.08
\n" ); document.write( ".74X=2.08-.72
\n" ); document.write( ".74X=1.36
\n" ); document.write( "X=1.36/.74
\n" ); document.write( "X=1.84 PINTS OF WATER ARE ADDED.
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\n" ); document.write( ".9*8+1.84=.26(8+1.84)
\n" ); document.write( ".72+1.84=.26*9.84
\n" ); document.write( "2.56=2.56
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