document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009292>Question 1009292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An herbalist has 20oz of herbs costing $3 per ounce. How many ounces of herbs costing $2 per ounce should be mixed with these 20oz of herbs to produce a mixture costing $2.50 per ounce </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use logic without math on this one...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since she wants a mixture costing exactly $2.50 per ounce, she would need the exact same amount of $3 stuff as $2 stuff, since $2.50 is the middle of $2 and $3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is simply 20 ounces of the $2 stuff. </SPAN>\n" );
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