document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044949>Question 1044949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jaiden wants to make a 20% saline solution. She had already poured 9 fl. oz. of pure water into a beaker. How many fl. oz. of a 50% saline solution must she add to this to create the desired mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660388 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=660388\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=amount of 50% saline solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.50x=(9+x)(0.20); that is added to the 9 ml<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.50x=1.8+0.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x=1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 ml of 50%, ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 ml of 0.5 saline is 3 ml pure saline<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 ml of 0.2 saline is 3 ml pure saline<BR>\n" );
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