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%?
Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) 50 gm
Explanation: Initial quantity of copper = = 40 g
And that of Bronze = 50 - 40 = 10 g
Let 'p' gm of copper is added to the mixture
=> = 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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