document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224049>Question 224049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 20-ounce alloy of platinum costs $220 per ounce is mixed with an alloy that costs $400 per ounce. How many ounces of the $400 alloy should be used to make an alloy that costs $300 per ounce? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220*20 + 400x = 300(20+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220*20 + 400x = 300*20 + 300x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x = 80*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 ounces (amt. of $400 alloy needed for the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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