SOLUTION: Babbitt metal is an alloy made up of 90% tin, 7% antimony, 3% copper. How many pounds of pure copper must be added to 150 pounds of the alloy so that it will contain 17% copper?
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Question 242727: Babbitt metal is an alloy made up of 90% tin, 7% antimony, 3% copper. How many pounds of pure copper must be added to 150 pounds of the alloy so that it will contain 17% copper?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of pure copper in 150 lbs. of Babbitt is:
lbs.
The amount of pure copper in 
lbs. of pure copper is lbs.
The sum of the two quantities above is the amount of pure copper in the 17% alloy which can be represented by:
)
So we can say:
\ +\ x\ =\ 0.17(150\ +\ x))
Just solve for
John
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