18 kg of 15% copper and 72 kg of 60% copper should be combined by the metalworker to create 90 kg of 51% copper alloy.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Let x = kg of 15% copper alloy
Let y = kg of 60% copper alloy
Since we need to create 90 kg of alloy we know:
x + y = 90
51% of 90 kg = 45.9 kg of copper
So we're interested in creating 45.9 kg of copper
We need some amount of 15% copper and some amount of 60% copper to create 45.9 kg of copper:
0.15x + 0.60y = 45.9
but
x + y = 90
x= 90 - y
substituting that value in for x
0.15(90 - y) + 0.60y = 45.9
13.5 - 0.15y + 0.60y = 45.9
0.45y = 32.4
y = 72
Substituting this y value to solve for x gives:
x + y = 90
x= 90-72
x=18
Therefore, in order to create 90kg of 51% alloy, we'd need 18 kg of 15% copper and 72 kg of 60% copper.
-6.86666666667 this is the answer for your question
I agree with what that person told you. The expression -2(x+10) is equivalent to -2x-20
Multiply the outer -2 with the inner x to get -2 times x = -2x
Multiply the outer -2 with the inner term 10 to get -2 times 10 = -20
So overall, -2(x+10) = -2x-20
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The only thing that changes is the left side. The inequality sign will not flip. It only flips if we multiply both sides by a negative number.
Answer:
1655
Step-by-step explanation:
Note the common difference d between consecutive terms of the sequence
d = - 1 - (- 4) = 2 - (- 1) = 5 - 2 = 8 - 5 = 3
This indicates the sequence is arithmetic with sum to n terms
=
[ 2a₁ + (n - 1)d ]
Here a₁ = - 4, d = 3 and n = 90, thus
=
[ (2 × - 4) + (89 × 3) ] = 45(- 8 + 267) = 45 × 259 = 1655
Answer:
A percent is a ratio of the parts to the whole
Step-by-step explanation:
If you had 30/100, 30% as a percentage, 30 would be the parts and 100 would be the whole