document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758194>Question 758194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nurse has a solution that is 25% alcohol and another that is 50% alcohol. How much of each must he use to make 45 liters of a solution that is 40% alcohol? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "alch + alch = alch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x + 0.50(45-x) = 0.40*45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x + 50*45 - 50x = 40*45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-25x = -10*45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18 liters (amt. of 25% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45-x = 27 liters (amt. of 50% solution needed)<BR>\n" );
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