document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145340>Question 1145340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8) Pat is mixing two sulfuric acid solutions, one 40% and one 10%. To get 15 liters of a solution that is 30%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sulfuric acid, how much of each must she use? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sulfuric acid, how much of each must she use?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = amount of 40%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = amount of 10%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + t = 15  --- total solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40f + 10t = 15*30 --- total acid<BR>\n" );
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