document.write( "Question 1011852: I'm a 66 year old man with a debate with my wife. I say the mixture would be 4 to 1 she disagrees. A 40% solution is to be mixed with water how much water is needed to make the solution 10%? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3 volumes of water per volume of 40% solution will give you 10% solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The wife is always right.\r
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document.write( "This is why.\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 0.1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "V i the volume of your original 40% solution.\r\n" );
document.write( "W is the volume of water to be added.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.4V = 0.1V + 0.1W,\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.3V = 0.1W\r\n" );
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document.write( " =  = 3.\r\n" );
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