Given :
An alloy is a mixture of metals. Suppose that a certain alloy is made by mixing 50 g of an alloy containing 12% copper with 78 g of an alloy containing 92% copper.
To Find :
How many grams of copper are in the resulting mixture what percentage of the resulting mixture is copper.
Solution :
Mass of copper in 50 gm alloy = [tex]50\times 0.12 = 6\ gram[/tex].
Mass of copper in 78 gm alloy = [tex]78\times 0.98 = 76.44\ gram[/tex].
Total mass of copper, ( 6 + 76.44 ) gm = 82.44 gram.
Percentage of copper in resulting mixture :
[tex]\%=\dfrac{82.44}{50+78}\\\\\%=64.4\ \%[/tex]
Hence, this is the required solution.
