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Partnership · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 41 of 81

Partnership: There are two kinds of alloys of silver and copper. The first alloy contains silver and copper such that 93.33% of it is silver. In the second alloy there is 86.66% silver. What weight of the first alloy should be mixed with some weight of the second alloy so as to make a 100 kg mass containing 90% of silver?

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There are two kinds of alloys of silver and copper. The first alloy contains silver and copper such that 93.33% of it is silver. In the second alloy there is 86.66% silver. What weight of the first alloy should be mixed with some weight of the second alloy so as to make a 100 kg mass containing 90% of silver?

TopicPartnership
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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