document.write( "Question 532769: how much 14-karat gold should be melted with 4 ounces of pure gold to produce 18-karat gold?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #350914 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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It looks like 14 karat gold is \"+14%2F24+=+.5833+\", or
\n" ); document.write( "58.33% pure gold
\n" ); document.write( "\"+18%2F24+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "18 karat gold is 75% pure gold
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+x+\" = ounces of 14 karat gold to be melted
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.5833x+\" = ounces of pure gold in the 14 karat gold
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.5833x+%2B+4+%29+%2F+%28+x+%2B+4+%29+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.5833x+%2B+4+=+.75x+%2B+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.75x+-+.5833x+=+1+%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+.16667x+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "6 ounces of 14 karat gold should be melted
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+.5833%2A6+%2B+4+%29+%2F+%28+6+%2B+4+%29+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+3.5+%2B+4+%29+%2F+10+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7.5%2F10+=+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7.5+=+7.5+\"
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