document.write( "Question 1047076: For an experiment, a student requires 200 milliliters of a solution that is 12 % NaCl (sodium chloride). The storeroom has only solutions that are 15 % NaCl and 5 % NaCl. How many milliliters of each available solution should be mixed to get 200 milliliters of 12 % NaCl? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let \"+a+\" = ml of 5% NaCl solution
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = ml of 15% NaCl solution
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+.05a+%2B+.15b+%29+%2F+200+=+.12+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+.05a+%2B+.15b+=+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+5a+%2B+15b+=+2400+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+3b+=+480+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+3b+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-a+-+b+=+-200+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2b+=+280+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+140+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+140+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+60+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "60 ml of 5% NaCl solution is needed
\n" ); document.write( "140 ml of 15% NaCl solution is needed
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+.05a+%2B+.15b+%29+%2F+200+=+.12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+.05%2A60+%2B+.15%2A140+%29+%2F+200+=+.12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+%28+3+%2B+21+%29+%2F+200+=+.12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+24+=+.12%2A200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+24+=+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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