document.write( "Question 943189: a gold merchant has some 12 carat gold (12/24 pure gold) and some 22 caret gold ( 22/24 pure gold). How many grams of each could be mixed to get 25 grams of 15 carat gold?
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a gold merchant has some 12 carat gold (12/24 pure gold) and some 22 caret gold ( 22/24 pure gold). How many grams of each could be mixed to get 25 grams of 15 carat gold?
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\n" ); document.write( "Note:: 15 carat gold is 0.625 = 15/24 pure gold
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\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq:: t + w = 25 grams
\n" ); document.write( "Gold Eq::::(12/24)t + (22/24)w = (15/24)*25
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination::
\n" ); document.write( "12t + 12w = 12*25
\n" ); document.write( "12t + 22w = 15*25
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"w\"::
\n" ); document.write( "10w = 3*25
\n" ); document.write( "w = 7.5 grams (amt. of 22 carat gold needed)
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\n" ); document.write( "t = 25-w = 17.5 grams (amt. of 12 carat gold needed)
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