document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114485>Question 114485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ‘n’ litres of oil was poured into a tank and it was still e% empty. How much oil must be poured into the tank in order to fill it to the brim. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ‘n’ litres of oil was poured into a tank and it was still e% empty. How much oil must be poured into the tank in order to fill it to the brim. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The n litres occupies (100-e)% of the tank.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x litres be the capacity of the tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n/(100-e)% = x/100%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = n/(100-e)%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tank already has n litres in it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need [n/(100-e)%]-n = [100n/(100-e)]-n <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= [100n-n(100-e)]/(100-e) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ne/(100-e) litres to fill the tank<BR>\n" );
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