document.write( "Question 1170861: Hello i need ASAP help can someone please answer
\n" ); document.write( "Steve is a jeweller who wants to create rings of a certain gold purity. 24-kt (karat) is considered
\n" ); document.write( "pure gold. Steve has a stock of 18-kt and 10-kt on hand. He wants to have 200g of 16-kt gold. How much
\n" ); document.write( "18-kt and 10-kt does he need to have a 200g sample?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #795740 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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Gold is \"24%2F24\" karats.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Quantity of the 18kt to use, Q
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity of the 10kt to use, 200-Q
\n" ); document.write( "Wanted 200 grams of 16kt gold\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2818%2F24%29Q%2B%2810%2F24%29%28200-Q%29=%2816%2F24%29%2A200\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 24:
\n" ); document.write( "\"18Q%2B10%28200-Q%29=16%2A200\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2:
\n" ); document.write( "\"9Q%2B5%28200-Q%29=16%2A100\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9Q%2B1000-5Q=1600\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4Q=600\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Q=150%29\"---------grams of the 18kt material.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That means \"highlight%2850%29\" grams of the 10 kt material.
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