document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732460>Question 732460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many gallons of a 2% acid solution should be mixed with 30 gallons of a 11% acid solution to obtain a mixture that is 8% acid </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #447852 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=447852\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The actual values and items could be anything.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many gallons, u,  of  L%  solution should be mixed with v gallons of  H%  solution to obtain a mixture that is T% solution ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28Lu%2BHv%29%2F%28u%2Bv%29=T%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28Lu%2BHv%29%2F%28u%2Bv%29=T%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Solve for u.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To begin, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Lu%2BHv=T%28u%2Bv%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Lu%2BHv=T%28u%2Bv%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Lu-Tu=Tv-Hv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Lu-Tu=Tv-Hv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You continue this until you have the formula for u...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have a formula for u, you would just substitute the values given in the problem description to find how much is u.  The variables are these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "u = how many gallons of the 2% acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = 30 gallons of the 11% acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 11%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 8% </SPAN>\n" );
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