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document.write( "There is 500g of a 10% salt solution. If water is added to dilute this saline solution to 4% how many grams of water were added.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If water is added to dilute this saline solution to 4% how many grams of water were added.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = amt added to accomplish this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the amt of salt does not change, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( " .04(a + 500) = .10(500)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " .04a + 20 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".04a = 50 - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".04a = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 30/.04<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 750 grams of water needs to added<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check by finding the amt of salt in each solution, should be equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".04(750+500) = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10(500) = 50 </SPAN>\n" );
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