document.write( "Question 991009: How much water should be mixed with an 8% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gal of a 6% plant fertilizer solution? \n" ); document.write( "
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The water is 0% fertilizer and only adds mass to the mixture, but adds no fertilizer to the mixture.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "HOW MUCH OF 8% fertilizer and HOW MUCH WATER?
\n" ); document.write( "v, how much fertilizer from the 8%
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8v%2F%281%2F2%29=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "You already know that you want half gallon of mixture, shown as the denominator.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16v=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v=6%2F16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28v=3%2F8%29\"------the amount of the 8% fertilizer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%285%2F8%29\"------gallons of water.
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