document.write( "Question 840617: U.S. five-cent coins are made from a combination of two metals: nickel and copper. For every 1 pound of nickel, 3 lb of copper are used. How many pounds of copper would be needed to make 560 lb of five-cent coins? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #506375 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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The 560 pounds is cut into four parts. Each of these is \"560%2F4=140\" pounds.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "140 pounds of nickel
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