document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70908>Question 70908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has a solution that is 20% peroxide and another solution that is 70% peroxide. She wishes to take 100 L of a solution that is 35% of peroxide. How much of each solution should she use? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50651 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><B>mathmaven53(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><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=50651\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be amount of 20% peroxide solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of peroxide is .2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x is the amount of 70% peroxide solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This contains .7(100-x) peroxide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of peroxide of these solutions combines to a total of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  .2x + .7(100-x) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This forms a solution of 100 L which is 35% peroxide and thus contains<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35(100) peroxide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " So solve  .2x + .7(100-x) = .35(100) for x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the amount of 20% peroxide solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 -x is the amount of 70% solution </SPAN>\n" );
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