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document.write( "A weed killer is to be diluted with water so that the weed killer is just\r\n" );
document.write( "1% of the solution. How much water should be mixed with 5 cm³ of weed\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let the answer be x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "When we mix x cm³ of water with the 5 cm³ of weed killer, we will \r\n" );
document.write( "have a total of (x + 5) cm³ of liquid.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 5 cm³ of weed killer is just 1%  of  the total (x + 5) cm³ of liquid.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5                     =     .01 times          (x + 5) \r\n" );
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document.write( "                        5 = .01(x + 5)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  495 cm³ of water.\r\n" );
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