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document.write( "t = amount of 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = amount of 40%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t + f = 40 --- (total solution)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20t + 40f = 25*(t+f) --- (total salt)<BR>\n" );
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