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A certain alloy contains 14.25% nickel. How much nickel is there in a piece weighing 375 pounds? round to the nearest hundredth
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A certain alloy contains 14.25% nickel. How much nickel is there in a piece weighing 375 pounds? round to the nearest hundredth

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namely, what is 14.25% of 375lbs

well, if we take 375 to be 100%, how much is 14.25%?

well
\bf \begin{array}{ccllll} amount&\%\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 375&100\\ x&14.25 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{375}{x}=\cfrac{100}{14.25}

solve for "x"
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