SOLUTION: An alloy is a mixture of metals. Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 56 grams of an alloy containing 18% copper with 200 grams of an alloy containing 42% copper.
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Question 1110586: An alloy is a mixture of metals. Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 56 grams of an alloy containing 18% copper with 200 grams of an alloy containing 42% copper.
(a)How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture?
(b)What percentage of the resulting mixture is copper? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
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An alloy is a mixture of metals. Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 56 grams of an alloy containing 18% copper
with 200 grams of an alloy containing 42% copper.
(a) How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture?
(b) What percentage of the resulting mixture is copper?
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(a) How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture?
Exactly 0.18*56 + 0.42*200 grams of copper.
(b) What percentage of the resulting mixture is copper?
The percentage of copper in the resulting mixture/alloy is precisely
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