document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830365>Question 830365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Danielle and her brother mixed together some soil and some clay to make 10 yd^3 of soil with 84% clay content. They used 6 yd^3 of clay and 4 yd^3 of a soil that they purchased. What was the clay content of the soil that they purchased? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #500560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=500560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The focus is on the concentration of the clay.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using \"units\" for \"yard^3\",<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the mixture is 6 units clay plus 4 units soil;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+4*r=theClay units, where r is a fraction in DECIMAL form.  That is the mixture according to the purchased used quantities of clay and soil.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first part of the description gives 10*0.84 units of clay, for the resulting mixture.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "UnitsOfClayKnown=UnitsOfClayMixed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this makes sense, then GOOD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=%288.4-6%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=%288.4-6%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The soil purchased contained 60% clay. </SPAN>\n" );
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