document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144978>Question 1144978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Joan has a solution that is 18% acid and a second solution that is 43% acid. How many liters of each should she mixed together to get an 80L solution that is 26.5% acid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "e = amount of 18%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = amount of 43%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e + f = 80  ----- total solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18e + 43f = 80*26.5 ---- total acid<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you do the rest?<BR>\n" );
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