document.write( "Question 1102693: A chemist has a barrel with 15% salt solution and another barrel with a 24% salt solution. If he wants to create 25 gallons of an 18% salt solution, how many gallons of each solution will he need? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"system%28x%2By=25%2C15x%2B24y=18%2A25%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B8y=6%2A25=150\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2825-y%29%2B8y=150\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"125-5y%2B8y=150\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=25%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=8%261%2F3%29\"---------gallons of the 24% salt
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=16%262%2F3%29\"--------gallons of the 15% salt
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