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25 May, 04:56

A jeweler has five rings, each weighing 18 grams, made of an alloy of 10% silver and 90% gold. He decides to melt down the rings and add enough silver to reduce the gold content to 45 %. How much silver should he add?

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  1. 25 May, 05:48
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    He should add 55% of silver.

    10% = 1.8

    5% = 0.9

    1.8 * 5 = 9

    9 + 0.9 = 9.9

    He should add 9.9g of silver.
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