SOLUTION: a metal alloy weighing 5mg and containing 10 percent silver is melted and mixed with 1mg of a different alloy which contains 70 percent silver. what percent of the resulting alloy

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Question 831988: a metal alloy weighing 5mg and containing 10 percent silver is melted and mixed with 1mg of a different alloy which contains 70 percent silver. what percent of the resulting alloy is silver?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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({amountOfSilver}/{amountOfNewAlloy})*100

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