document.write( "Question 806324: Suppose that 15 gallons of a 15% salt solution are mixed with 20 gallons of a 29% salt solution. What is the percent of salt in the resulting solution? \n" ); document.write( "

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The gallons of salt in the 15% solution is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.15%2A15+=+2.25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The gallons of salt in the 29% solution is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.29%2A20+=+5.8+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+2.25+%2B+5.8+%29+%2F+%28+15+%2B+20+%29+=+8.05+%2F+35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8.05+%2F+35+=+.23+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.23%2A100+=+23+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The % salt is 23%
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