document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893072>Question 893072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A potting mixture contains 12% peat Moss and 6% vermiculite. How much peat and how much vermiculite must be added to 100 pounds of this mixture to produce a new mixture having 15% Peat and 15% vermiculite? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "v pounds of vermiculite\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total mixture:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2Bp%2Bv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2Bp%2Bv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total peat moss:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2A%280.12%29%2Bp ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2A%280.12%29%2Bp\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total vermiculite:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2A%280.06%29%2Bv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2A%280.06%29%2Bv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15% Peat Moss:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%28100%280.12%29%2Bp%29%2F%28100%2Bp%2Bv%29=0.15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%28100%280.12%29%2Bp%29%2F%28100%2Bp%2Bv%29=0.15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15% Vermiculite:   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%28100%280.06%29%2Bv%29%2F%28100%2Bp%2Bv%29=0.15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%28100%280.06%29%2Bv%29%2F%28100%2Bp%2Bv%29=0.15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are two linear equations in the two variables p and v.<BR>\n" );
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