document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1055926>Question 1055926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having trouble with this mixture problem. The back of the book says the answer is 590 but I think this is wrong, anyway I'm stumped. Any help with this would be much appreciated. Here it is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Northern Maywood voted 60%to 40% in favor of a water project. Southern Maywood voted 90% to 10% against the project. The project passed 55% to 45%. If 5900 people voted, how many were from Southern Maywood. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #671078 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=671078\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of voters in N. Maywood<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of voters in S. Maywood<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+b+=+5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+b+=+5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.6a+%2B+.1b+=+.55%2A5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.6a+%2B+.1b+=+.55%2A5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( all voters in favor )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.4a+%2B+.9b+=+.45%2A5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.4a+%2B+.9b+=+.45%2A5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( all voters against )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that \" Southern Maywood voted 90% to 10% against the project. \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be rewritten as: \" Southern Maywood voted 10% to 90% in favor the project.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also note that (2) and (3) are saying essentially the same thing, but can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be used as checks against eachother.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6a+%2B+b+=+32450+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6a+%2B+b+=+32450+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6a+%2B+b+=+32450+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6a+%2B+b+=+32450+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-a+-+b+=+-+5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-a+-+b+=+-+5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5a+=+26550+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5a+=+26550+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+5310+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+5310+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+b+=+5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+b+=+5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5310+%2B+b+=+5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5310+%2B+b+=+5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+590+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+590+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "590 voters were from S. Maywood<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.4a+%2B+.9b+=+.45%2A5900+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.4a+%2B+.9b+=+.45%2A5900+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4a+%2B+9b+=+26550+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4a+%2B+9b+=+26550+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%2A5310+%2B+9%2A590+=+26550+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%2A5310+%2B+9%2A590+=+26550+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+21240+%2B+5310+=+26550+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+21240+%2B+5310+=+26550+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+26550+=+26550+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+26550+=+26550+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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