document.write( "Question 1041595: A crop dusting service needs to prepare a 0.8% pesticide solution. It has an airplane with a 300-gal tank that contains 100 gal of a 0.5% solution. How much of a previously mixed 1% pesticide solution should be added to the tank to increase the concentration to the desired 0.8%? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let \"+x+\" = gallons of 1% solution needed
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.005%2A100+=+.5+\" gallons of pure pesticide initially
\n" ); document.write( "in the 300 gallon tank
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.01x+%2B+.5+%29+%2F+%28+x+%2B+100+%29+=+.008+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.01x+%2B+.5+=+.008%2A%28+x+%2B+100+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.01x+%2B+.5+=+.008x+%2B+.8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.002x+=+.3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+150+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "150 gallons of 1% solution needs to be added
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.01%2A150+%2B+.5+%29+%2F+%28+150+%2B+100+%29+=+.008+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+1.5+%2B+.5+%29+%2F+250+=+.008+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2+%2F+250+=+.008+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.008+=+.008+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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