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Q: An alloy of copper and bronze weight 50g. It contains 80% Copper. How much copper should be added to the alloy so that percentage of copper is increased to 90%?

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    45 gm
  • 2
    50 gm
  • 3
    55 gm
  • 4
    60 gm
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Answer : 2. "50 gm"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 50 gm Explanation: Initial quantity of copper =80100 x 50 = 40 g  And that of Bronze = 50 - 40 = 10 g Let 'p' gm of copper is added to the mixture => 50 + p x 90100 = 40 + p => 45 + 0.9p = 40 + p => p = 50 g Hence, 50 gms of copper is added to the mixture, so that the copper is increased to 90%.

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