document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845168>Question 845168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one alloy is 50% silver and another is 20% silver. How much of each alloy is needed to make 100 kilograms of alloy which is 45% silver? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do it like this one. Only the numbers are different.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amanda wants to make 8 gal. of a 20% saline solution by mixing together a 56% saline solution and a 8% saline solution. How much of each solution must she use?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e = amount of 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = amount of 56%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e+ f = 8 (total solution)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8e + 56f = 20*8 (total saline)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e+ f = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e + 7f = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------ Subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6f = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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