document.write( "Question 1176986: Forty ounces of a 40% gold alloy are mixed with 60 oz of a 10% gold alloy. Find the percent concentration of the resulting gold alloy. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #805134 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Forty ounces of a 40% gold alloy are mixed with 60 oz of a 10% gold alloy. \n" ); document.write( " Find the percent concentration of the resulting gold alloy. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let x = resulting percent in decimal form \n" ); document.write( "mixture total: 40 + 60 = 100 oz \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "100x = .4(40) + .1(60) \n" ); document.write( "100x = 16 + 6 \n" ); document.write( "100x = 22 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = .22 which is 22% gold concentration \n" ); document.write( " |