document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56125>Question 56125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thirty-three kilograms of nickel that was 35% pire were mixed with a nickel alloy that was 21% pure. How many kilograms of each kind were used to produce an alloy that was 27% pure? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "LET 21% NICKEL USED = X KG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE GET X+33 KG OF 27% NICKEL ALLOY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NICKEL IN 35% PURE ALLOY = 33*35/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NICKEL IN 21% NICKEL ALLOY = X*21/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NICKEL IN 27% NICKEL ALLOY = (X+30)*27/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33*35/100 + X*21/100 = (X+30)*27/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1155+21X=27X+810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27X-21X=1155-810=345<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X=345<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=57.5 KG<BR>\n" );
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