document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068681>Question 1068681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 quarts of an acid solution was mixed with 3 quarts of pure water to make it 52% solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12 quart of x solution mixed with 3 quarts of pure water (0 is 0%, it's 0% acid solution).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our total will be 12+3 = 15 and we want a 0.52 solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x + 3*0 = (12+3)*0.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = 7.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0.65 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 12 quarts are a 65% solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved. The solution by the other tutor is wrong. It produces an \"impossible\" answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is entire bunch of 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( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/OVERVIEW-of-lesson-on-word-problems-for-mixtures.lesson>OVERVIEW of lessons on word problems for mixtures</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 online textbook under the topic \"<U>Mixture problems</U\".\r<BR>\n" );
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