document.write( "Question 1101670: Mr. Ferrer works in the lab at a pharmaceutical company. He needs to make 55 liters of a 27% solution by mixing the 35% solution with the 24% solution. How much of the 35% solution will Mr. Ferrer need to use?\r
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document.write( "Let x be the volume of the 35% solution, in liters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the volume of the 24% solution is (55-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The balance equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.35*x + 0.24(55-x) = 0.27*55  ====>\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.35x + 0.24*55 - 0.24x = 0.27*55  ====>  0.11x = 0.27*55 - 0.24*55 = 0.03*55  ====>  x =  = 3*5 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  15 liters of the 35% solution.  Answer A).\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is entire bunch of introductory lessons covering various types of mixture problems\r
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