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Question 10 • 26/27 ALGEBRA II A
Darryl wants to add enough water to 8 gallons of a 10% bleach solution to make a 5% bleach solution. Which equation can he use to find x, the number of gallons of water he should add? Original(Gallons)Added(Gallons)New(Gallons)Amount of Bleach0.800.8Amount of Solution8x8 + x
Answer
A
StartFraction 0.8 Over 8 + x EndFraction times StartFraction 5 Over 100 EndFraction = 1
B
StartFraction 0.8 Over 8 + x EndFraction times = StartFraction 5 Over 100 EndFraction
C
StartFraction 0.8 Over 8 + x EndFraction = StartFraction 100 Over 5 EndFraction
D
StartFraction 0.8 Over 8 + x EndFraction divided by StartFraction 5 Over 100 EndFraction = 1