document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880752>Question 880752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">     A solution that is 50% alcohol is mixed with a solution that is 40% alcohol in order to make\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               50 liters of a solution that is 46% alcohol.  How many liters of the 40% solution and how\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               many liters of the 50% solution should be used?\r<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 #531660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=531660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	percent	----------------			quantity								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alcohol I	40.00%	----------------			x	liters							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alcohol ii	50.00%	------	50	-	x	liters							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture	46.00%	----------------	50										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total	50		liters										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.00%	x	+	50.00%	(	50	-	x	)	=	46.00%	*	50	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40	x	+	50	(	50	-	x	)	=	2300			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40	x	+	2500	-	50	x	=			2300			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40	x	-	50	x			=	2300	-	-2500			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10	x			=	-200								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	-10												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	x			=	20		liters			40.00%		alcohol I	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "					30		liters			50.00%		alcohol ii	<BR>\n" );
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