document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=844202>Question 844202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many milliliters of 40% ethyl alcohol can be prepared from 135 milliliters of 95% ethyl alcohol?  Round to the nearest hundredth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 40% ethyl alcohol solution is used to make 250 mL of a 10% ethyl alcohol solution.  Put units on your answers with no spaces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Determine the amount of 40% ethyl alcohol to be used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Determine the amount of distilled water to be used to bring the volume to 250mL.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=508600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first question, making the 40% alcohol from the given 95% alcohol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let v = Amount of water to use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Start with 135 ml. of 95% alcohol.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second question, making 10% alcohol from the given 40%; a little different because 40% alcohol is being used and diluted with water.  The final concentration wanted is 10%, resulting in 250 ml of this 10%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Realize that water is 0% alcohol.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let w = Amount of water to use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let v = Amount of 40% to use.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find more thorough information on these mixture problems in the lessons.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.algebra.com/tutors/Two-Part-Mixture-with-one-material-quantity-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.algebra.com/tutors/Mixtures%3A-All-in-Symbols.lesson?content_action=show_dev </SPAN>\n" );
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