document.write( "Question 737244: how many milliliters of a 17% alcohol solution must be added to 52 mL of a 8% alcohol solution to make a 13% alcohol solution?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I did:
\n" ); document.write( ".15x + .04(42)=.08(42+x)
\n" ); document.write( ".15x + 1.68=3.36+.08x
\n" ); document.write( "-.08x -.08x
\n" ); document.write( ".07x+1.68=3.36
\n" ); document.write( "-1.68 -1.68
\n" ); document.write( ".07x=1.68
\n" ); document.write( "x=24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then I filled in x: .08(42+24)
\n" ); document.write( "66(.08)=5.28\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #450255 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+x+\" = ml of 17% solution needed
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.08%2A52+=+4.16+\" ml of alcohol in 8% solution
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.17x+%2B+4.16+%29+%2F+%28+x+%2B+52+%29+=+.13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.17x+%2B+4.16+=+.13%2A%28+x+%2B+52+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.17x+%2B+4.16+=+.13x+%2B+6.76+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.04x+=+6.76+-+4.16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.04x+=+2.6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "65 milliliters of a 17% alcohol solution must be added
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.17x+%2B+4.16+%29+%2F+%28+x+%2B+52+%29+=+.13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.17%2A65+%2B+4.16+%29+%2F+%28+65+%2B+52+%29+=+.13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+11.05+%2B+4.16+%29+%2F+117+=+.13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+15.21+=+.13%2A117+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+15.21+=+15.21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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