document.write( "Question 810499: Please help me solve this word problem for chemistry
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document.write( " How much water must you add to 100 mL of orange juice concentrate if you want your final juice to be 20%? (Hint : This is a dilution formula. There will be two steps.) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #488190 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two ways to solve this \n" ); document.write( "1) \n" ); document.write( "from the water viewpoint \n" ); document.write( "x=.8(x+100) \n" ); document.write( "x=400 mL\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) \n" ); document.write( "from the juice viewpoint \n" ); document.write( "100=.2(x+100) \n" ); document.write( "x=400 mL\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( ".20*(500)=500/5=100 mL of juice \n" ); document.write( "ok\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |