document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242727>Question 242727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of pure copper in 150 lbs. of Babbitt is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of pure copper in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> lbs. of pure copper is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> lbs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the two quantities above is the amount of pure copper in the 17% alloy which can be represented by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0.17(150\ +\ x)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0.03(150)\ +\ x\ =\ 0.17(150\ +\ x)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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