document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158384>Question 1158384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. G thinks she finally may have found a medicine which will remove the blackness from her teeth.  But first she has to mix a liquid containing 4% reactor fuel with a liquid containing 20% reactor fuel to create a 6 ounce liquid containing 8% reactor fuel.  How many ounces of the 4% liquid must she use.  Round your answer to the nearest one decimal place (tenths). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #781318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=781318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> want 6  oz 0.08 fuel=0.48 fuel-oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "have x os .04 fuel=.04x fuel-oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 6-x oz .20 fuel=1.20-.20x fuel-oz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so .04x+1.20-.20x=0.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.16x=-.72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.5 oz of 4% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-x=1.5 oz of 20% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.5 ounces of 4% ANSWER\r<BR>\n" );
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