document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986562>Question 986562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio of 12:5. On adding 14litres of water, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 4:3. The quantity of alcohol in the mixture is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12:5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fourteen liters of water added, making 4:3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial blend is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F%2812%2B5%29=5%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F%2812%2B5%29=5%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New blend becomes  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in water.  Also  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in alcohol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h, how much initial alcohol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w, how much initial water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ration initially h:w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2Fw=12%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2Fw=12%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New fraction blend as alcohol, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2812%2F17%29%2F%28h%2Bw%2B14%29=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2812%2F17%29%2F%28h%2Bw%2B14%29=4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The water adds to the amount of blend, but does not add to the fraction of alcohol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the initial ratio solved for w, and substitute into the new blend alcohol equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this equation for h. </SPAN>\n" );
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