document.write( "Question 1190311: How much water should be mixed with a 10% plant fertilizer solution to make a half gallon of a 4% plant fertilizer solution \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If this is all by volumes and liquids, then \r
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\n" ); document.write( "0.5-v amount of 10% fertilizer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10%280.5-v%29=4%2A0.5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"5-10v=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5-2=10v\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10v=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"v=0.3\"$ ------------three tenths of a gallon of water \n" ); document.write( "

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