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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #389

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Alloy A consists of 40% copper and 60% zinc by mass. Alloy B consists of 70% copper and 30% zinc by mass. A manufacturer combines \( x \) grams of Alloy A with \( y \) grams of Alloy B to produce a new alloy that is exactly 52% copper by mass. If the manufacturer had instead combined \( y \) grams of Alloy A with \( x \) grams of Alloy B, what would be the percent of copper by mass in the resulting alloy?
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Express the growth/decay rate in factor form: \( A = P(1 \pm r)^t \). Beware whether \( t \) is in years, months, or quarters.

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