document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852413>Question 852413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot wrap my brain around word problems. Please help me!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much water must be evaporated from 16 oz of a 2% salt solution to make a 4% salt solution?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To obtain a solution that is 4% salt solution, ____ oz of water must be evaporated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513332 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=513332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amount of salt will be the same before and after evaporation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of salt is 16*(0.02).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of salt solution at the beginning is 16 ounces.  Most of this is water, and some of it is salt.  The WATER WILL DECREASE THROUGH EVAPORATION.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At start, fraction of the solution being salt is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816%280.02%29%29%2F16=0.02 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816%280.02%29%29%2F16=0.02\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After the needed evaporation, the numerator is unchanged, but the denominator must be decreased; and the resulting fraction must equal 0.04.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From that, do you know what to do? </SPAN>\n" );
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