document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=780936>Question 780936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A goldsmith mixed 10 g of a 60% gold alloy with 40 g of a 25% gold alloy. What is the percent concentration of the resulting alloy? (Round your answer to the nearest percent.) i'm not sure how I should solve this at all? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " What is the percent concentration of the resulting alloy? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical mixture equation, the total result will be 10+40 = 50 mg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = the decimal form of resulting percent<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".60(10) + .25(40) = 50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 10 = 50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16/50 = x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = .32, result is 32% gold alloy </SPAN>\n" );
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