document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=964075>Question 964075</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An alloy of silver and gold consists of 80 ounces, 10 ounces of which are gold. A new alloy is to be recast with an addition of silver. This new alloy also consists of 80 ounces, but is to have only one-fifth of an ounce of gold in 5 ounces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What percentage of gold is in the new alloy after the recasting?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What percentage of gold is in the new alloy after the recasting? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of gold in new alloy=(80/5)*(1/5)/80=0.04<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What percentage of gold is in the new alloy after the recasting?  4 (ans c.) </SPAN>\n" );
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