document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074549>Question 1074549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One solution contains 20% alcohol and another solution contains 60% alcohol. Some of each of the two solutions is mixed to produce 10 liters of a 50% solution. How many liters of the 60% solution should be used? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Denote the 20% alcohol with x and the 60% alcohol with y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 50-20=30 and 60-50=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y/x=3/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(3/4)(10)=7.5 L (Answer)  </SPAN>\n" );
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