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document.write( "O + I + A = 1000 ml<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O = (1/2)I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O = A - 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitue for \"I\" and for \"A\" and solve for \"O\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O + 2*O + O+100 = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*O = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O = 225 ml<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I = 2*O = 450 ml<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = O+100 = 325 ml<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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