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 #488191 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Question : how much water must you add \n" ); document.write( "100 mL of orange juice concentrate if you \n" ); document.write( "Want your final juice to be 20%. \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "water + water = water \n" ); document.write( "0*100 + 1*x = 0.20(100+x) \n" ); document.write( "100x = 20*100 + 20x \n" ); document.write( "80x = 2000 \n" ); document.write( "x = 25 mL (amt. of water needed) \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " |