document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84168>Question 84168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three colors are mixed together in varying percentages. Each color has a different reflectance value. Reflectance values are Gray = 15%, Black =5% and White = 25%. The are mixed together in the following amounts Gray 35%, Black 15% and White 50% for a 100% total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the reflectance average when the three different colors are mixed together in the listed percentage?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gray	  15%                 35%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Black      3%                 15%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "White	  25%                 50%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the reflectance average when the three different colors are mixed together in the listed percentage?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Color Reflectance Value Percent of Mix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gray 15% 35%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Black 3% 15%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "White 25% 50% <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Seems to be some contradiction in the Reflectance value of black, assume it is 5%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Treat it like a mixture problem, resulting amt = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = reflectance value of resulting mixture:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".15(35) + .05(15) + .25(50) = x(100)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.25 + .75 + 12.5 = 100x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18.5 = 100x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18.5/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = .185 or 18.5% </SPAN>\n" );
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