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document.write( "Suppose you work in a lab, and you need a 33% acid solution. You have a 5% solution and a 40% solution in stock. You need 10 liters of the 33% acid solution. how many liters of 5% solution and 40% solution should you use? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " You have a 5% solution and a 40% solution in stock.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " You need 10 liters of the 33% acid solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how many liters of 5% solution and 40% solution should you use?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = amt of 40% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the resulting amt is to be 10 liters, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10-a) = amt of 5% solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical mixture equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40a + 5(10-a) = 33(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40a + 50 - 5a = 330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40a - 5a = 330 - 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35a = 280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 280/35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 8 liters of the 40% solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 - 8 = 2 liters of the 5% solution </SPAN>\n" );
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