document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130639>Question 1130639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has three different acid solutions. The first acid solution contains 25% acid, the second contains 35% ACID, and the third contains <BR>\n" );
document.write( "65%. He wants to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture of 102 liters containing 40% acid, using 2 times as much of the 65% solution as the 35% solution. How many liters of each solution should be used? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y of 35%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z of 65%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He wants to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture of 102 liters containing 40% acid, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accounting for the desired percentages and amount of pure acid<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify this pure-acid equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 5,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simpler system in variables x and y:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should get, if continue with Elimination Method,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From that you should find that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28z=34%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28z=34%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x=51%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x=51%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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