document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990906>Question 990906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist mixed 18ml of 10% sulfuric acid with water to produce a mixture of 5%. How much was mixed with the acid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amt of water to mix with the acid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18*10%+x=(18+x)*5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.8+x=0.9+.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.95x=0.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.947<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of water to mix with the acid=0.947 ml </SPAN>\n" );
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