document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934739>Question 934739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An alloy is a mixture of metals. Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 100 grams of an alloy containing 35% copper with 60 grams of an alloy containing 55% copper. How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture? What percentage of the resulting mixture is copper?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 100 grams of an alloy containing  35% copper with 60 grams of an alloy containing 55% copper.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What percentage of the resulting mixture is copper?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the information given we know that the final mixture: 100+60 = 160 grams<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the percent copper of the final mixture <BR>\n" );
document.write( "35(100) + 55(60) = 160x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3500 + 3300 = 160x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6800 = 160x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6800/160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 42.5% </SPAN>\n" );
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