document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951867>Question 951867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many grams of a pure silver and how many grams of an alloy that is 65% silver should be melted together to produce 56 grams of an alloy that is 80% silver? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amt of pure silverl to melt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56-x=amt of 65% silver to melt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100%x+65%(56-x)=80%*56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+65%(56-x)=80%*56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+36.40-.65x*=44.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35x=8.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56-x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of 65% silver to melt=32 grams </SPAN>\n" );
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