document.write( "Question 126622This question is from textbook Elementary Algebra
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Marcie Waderman is having a holiday party at her house. She made 2 gallons of punch solution that contains 2% alcohol. How much pure punch must Marcie add to the punch to reduce the alcohol level to 1.5%?
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2*.02=.015(2+X)
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\n" ); document.write( ".015X=.04-.03
\n" ); document.write( ".015X=.O1
\n" ); document.write( "X=.01/.015
\n" ); document.write( "X=.66 GALLONS OF PURE WATER IS REQUIRED.
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\n" ); document.write( "2*.02=.015(2+.66)
\n" ); document.write( ".04=.015*2.66
\n" ); document.write( ".04=.04
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