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document.write( "Let  x  be milliliters of solution B.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then  milliliters of solution A is 4x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "With the solution B, 0.14x milliliters of the pure alcohol go to the final mixture.\r\n" );
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document.write( "With the solution A, 0.17*(4x) milliliters of the pure alcohol go to the final mixture.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total pure alcohol equation for the final mixture is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.14x + 0.17*(4x) = 574   milliliters of the pure alcohol.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 700.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  700 milliliters of the solution A.\r\n" );
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