document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009366>Question 1009366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a mixture of milk and water, their ratio is 4:5 in the first container and the same mixture has 5:1 in the second container. In what ratio should the mixture be extracted from each container and poured into the third container so that the ratio of milk and water comes to 5:4 in the third container? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=624874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This might be inconsistent with the intention of the exercise, but the ratios can be changed into percents of milk.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First container, 44.44 percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second container, 83.33333 percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WANTED, 55.56%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(or this could be done using ordinary fractions)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The units of measure are not given, but just assume any general units you want.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x for first container to use , y for how much of the second container;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=71.407%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=71.407%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, units to take from container 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the x value found,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=28.59%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=28.59%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, units to take from container 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find further that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Fy=2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Fy=2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  NOT exactly, but very nearly so.  This is like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28x%2Fy=5%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28x%2Fy=5%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could do the whole solution process using ordinary fractions, numerator denominator type, and get the same thing. </SPAN>\n" );
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