document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=842257>Question 842257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need to see if I came up with the right answer to the following mixture problem: How much 5% acid must be added to 15% to get 50 ml of 8% acid? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ended up with 116 ml of 5% must be added.  Any Help  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I will assume that the total amount will be 50 ml which means your number of 116 ml is way to high.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05(x)+.15*y=.08*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35.,   y=15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if we start out with 15 ml of 15% and add 35 ml of 5% then we will get 50 ml of 8%\r<BR>\n" );
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