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In an alloy of 150 pounds of zinc and copper, there are 100 pounds of copper. 

How much copper must be added so that alloy may be 10% zinc??

please help me

 Sep 18, 2017
edited by ManuelBautista2019  Sep 18, 2017
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In an alloy of 150 pounds of zinc and copper, there are 100 pounds of copper.     

How much copper must be added so that alloy may be 10% zinc??      

 

Since there are 100 lb copper, the other 50 lb are the zinc.     

You want that 50 lb to be 10% so the alloy must total 500 lb.     

There's already 100 lb copper so add another 350 lb copper.     

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 Feb 3, 2026

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