document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=704201>Question 704201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> British sterling silver is a copper-silver alloy that is 7.5% copper by weight. How many grams of pure copper and how many grams of British sterling silver should be used to prepare 210 grams of a copper-silver alloy that is 12% copper by weight? (Round your answers to one decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve both for x, then equate the results of x to find y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=25 grams pure copper,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=185 grams sterling silver. </SPAN>\n" );
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