document.write( "Question 1156558: How many gallons of 20% alcohol solution and 50% alcohol solution must be mixed to get 9 gallons of 30% alcohol solution?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "How many gallons of L% alcohol solution and H% alcohol solution must be mixed to get M gallons of T% alcohol solution?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v, the volume of the H% to use
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\n" ); document.write( "\"v=%28TM-LM%29%2F%28H-L%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substituting for your example,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28v=3%29\"------------gallons of the 50%, and then \"highlight%286%29\" gallons of the 20%.
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