document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115906>Question 1115906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many gallons of 65% antifreeze and how many gallons of 20% antifreeze should be mixed to obtain 50 gallons of a 56% mixture of antifreeze? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the amount of the 65% antifreeze to mix (in gallons).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then your basic equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.65x + 0.2(50-x) = 0.56*50.    <<<---=== it is the balance equation for the pure antifreeze.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify it and solve for x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is a standard and typical mixture word problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is entire bunch of introductory 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=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Advanced-mixture-problems.lesson>Advanced mixture problems</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/Advanced-mixture-problem-for-three-alloys.lesson>Advanced mixture problem for three alloys</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will find there ALL TYPICAL mixture problems with different methods of solutions,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "explained at different levels of detalization, &nbsp;from very detailed to very short.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solution mixture word problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this list, I specially marked by (*) the lesson related to antifreeze.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;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 textbook in the section \"<U>Word problems</U>\" under the topic \"<U>Mixture problems</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this online textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to your archive and use it when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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