document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125427>Question 1125427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 5% solution of a certain type of medicine is to be diluted to a 1% solution.  Determine amt. of water added.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5% solution = 5% medicine, 95% water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1% solution = 1% medicine, 99% water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unsure how to proceed.  Non-homework. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Below find my solution to your problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To dilute 5% solution to 1% solution by adding water,  you need to add  4 times as much water as the volume of your original liquid.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the total amount of the obtained liquid will be 5 times the original volume,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and it will contain THE SAME amount of medicine as the original solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this way you will dilute the solution from 5% to 1%.\r\n" );
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