document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937607>Question 937607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello ma'am/sir, My name's Amanite and I've been having a hard time solving chemistry problems such as this... Please help me maam/sir and thanks in advance... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A chemist has a solution that is 50 percent acid. By adding water, the solution is reduced to one containing 40 percent acid. By adding 500 cubic centimeter more water, the solution then contains 35 percent acid. Determine: (a) how many cubic centimeters of the 50 percent acid solution the chemist had originally and (b) how many cubic centimeters of the 35 percent acid solution the chemist had finally. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570999 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=570999\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has a solution that is 50 percent acid.-----------x cc  50%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " By adding water, ...................y cc 0% acid\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the solution is reduced to one containing 40 percent acid.40%(x+y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50%x+0%y = 40%(x+y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x= 40(x+y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x=40x+40y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x= 40 y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1/4 x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total solution now is (x+x/4) = 5x/4.............40%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40%*5x/4+500cc water*0% acid = 35%(5x/4 + 500)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x + 0 = (35(5x+2000)/4))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200x = 175x+70000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x= 70000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 70000/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 2800 cc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2800*50%+3500*0 = z%(3500)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z=20%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total solution = (5x/4  +500)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5*2800/4 +500)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3500+500=4000 cc of final solution\r<BR>\n" );
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