document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016756>Question 1016756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam mixed 9oz of soil containing 12% clay with 5oz of soil with 14% clay. What is the clay content of the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "T=amount of 12%; F=amount of 14%; x=percent clay (as decimal)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.12(T)+0.14(F) = x(F+T)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0.12)(9oz)+(0.14)(5oz)=x(14oz)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.08oz clay +  0.70oz clay = x(14oz)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.78oz clay=x(14oz)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1.78 oz/14oz)=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.127=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The mixture is 12.7% clay.<BR>\n" );
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