document.write( "Question 803293: A jeweler has 6 rings, each weighing 18 g, made of an alloy of 7% silver and 93% gold. She decides to melt down the rings and add enough silver to reduce the gold content to 81%. How much silver should she add? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #484257 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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Let w = grams of Silver to add, to dilute the gold.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "{Amount of gold}/{Amount of alloy} = {81% or 0.81}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2818%2A6%2A0.93%29%2F%2818%2A6%2Bw%29=0.81\" to use decimal fractions instead of \"percents\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"18%2A6%2A0.93=0.81%2818%2A6%2Bw%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.81%2A18%2A6%2B0.81w=18%2A6%2A0.93\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.81w=18%2A6%2A0.93-0.81%2A18%2A6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.81w=18%2A6%280.93-0.81%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.81w=0.04%2818%2A6%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w=%280.04%2A6%2A18%29%2F0.81\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w=4%2A6%2A18%2F81\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w=%282%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A2%2A3%2A3%29%2F%283%2A3%2A3%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w=%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3%2A3%29%2F%283%2A3%2A3%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28w=16%2F3=5%261%2F3%29\" grams of Silver
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