SOLUTION: How many kilograms of nicker silver containing 18% zinc and how many kilograms of nickel silver containing 31% zinc must be melted together to produce 700kg of a new nickle silver
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Question 159481: How many kilograms of nicker silver containing 18% zinc and how many kilograms of nickel silver containing 31% zinc must be melted together to produce 700kg of a new nickle silver containing 22% zinc???
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
(kg of zinc in 18% metal)+(kg of zinc in 31% metal)/(total kg of metal) = .22
Given:
Total kg of metal = kg
Let kgs of 18% metal = kg
Let kgs of 31% metal = kg
kg
kg
I need 484.6 kg of the 18% metal and
215.4 kg of the 31% metal
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