document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008876>Question 1008876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three liters of alcohol water mixture contains 40% alcohol. how much alcohol must be evaporated and replaced by water in order to produce 30% alcohol mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624404 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624404\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> v, the amount of alcohol to be removed and replaced with v volume of water.  Note, the water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "does not contribute any quantity of alcohol, being 0% alcohol.  The volume of the solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after evaporation and addition will still be the same 3 liters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using fractions instead of percents,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and understand the starting amount of alcohol was  0.4*3 LITERS, and v liters of alcohol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to remove is as 100% alcohol; the starting solution is 40% alcohol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, just solve for v.<BR>\n" );
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