document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054478>Question 1054478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a solution contains 8% salt. How much water should be added to 70 ounces of this solution to make a 2.5% solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a solution contains 8% salt. How much water should be added to 70 ounces of this solution to make a 2.5% solution?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let w = the volume of water to add, in ounces.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the balance equation for salt is\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.08*70 = 0.025*(70+w).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for w and get the answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is entire bunch of the lessons covering various types of mixture problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Mixture-problems.lesson>Mixture problems</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/More-Mixture-problems.lesson>More Mixture problems</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Solving-typical-mixture-problems.lesson>Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Word-problems-on-mixtures-for-antifreeze-solutions.lesson>Word problems on mixtures for antifreeze solutions</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Word-problems-on-mixtures-for-alloys.lesson>Word problems on mixtures for alloys</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Typical-word-problems-on-mixtures-from-the-archive.lesson>Typical word problems on mixtures from the archive</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solution the mixture word problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this textbook in the section \"<U>Word problems</U>\" under the topic \"<U>Mixture problems</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The textbook contains many other solved word problems, as well as many other interesting and useful things.\r<BR>\n" );
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