document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939283>Question 939283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gardener needs 6 bushels of a potting medium of 40% peat moss and 60% vermiculite. He decides to add 100% vermiculite to his current potting medium that is 50% peat moss and 50% vermiculite. The gardener has 5 bushels of the 50% peat moss and 50%  vermiculite moss mix. Does he have enough of the 50% peat moss and 50% vermiculite mix to make 6 bushels of the 40% peat moss and 60% vermiculite mix? Explain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P.S. I am not good at English so it would help me a lot if you can answer this. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can pick out the sentence:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" The gardener has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% peat moss and 50% vermiculite moss mix.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means he has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of peat moss <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of the vermiculite<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To this mix, he adds <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of vermiculite<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then I go to the sentence:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" A gardener needs 6 bushels of a potting medium of 40% peat moss and 60% vermiculite.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means he needs to end up with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.4%2A6+=+2.4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.4%2A6+=+2.4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of peat moss and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.6%2A6+=+3.6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.6%2A6+=+3.6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of vermiculite<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He has enough of the peat moss- he already has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and he can add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels of vermiculite to get the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3.6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3.6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "bushels he needs ( he already has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bushels )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the answer is yes, he has enough<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps<BR>\n" );
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