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document.write( "I have 8 gallons of a mixed fuel. It contains 93% Methanol and 7% oil. I need to add 8% Nitro to this current blend. The new mixture will be 85% Methanol, 8% Nitro and 7% oil. How can I go about making this new blend and keep it to an even amount of gallons? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The new mixture will be 85% Methanol, 8% Nitro and 7% oil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can I go about making this new blend and keep it to an even amount of gallons?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Meth:: 0.93*8 = 7.44 gallons of Meth<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Oil:: 0,07*8 = 0.56 gallons of Oil<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding 0.8x nitro<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final:::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Meth:: 7.44 = 0.85*(8+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.44 = 0.85*8 + 0.85x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.85x = 0.64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.75 gallons (amt. of Nitro to add)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: The resulting mixture will not have 7% oil because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you did not adjust the original amount of oil.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The resulting mixture will not have 8% Nitro. Your 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nitro has been dilluted by the Meth and oil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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