Bronze, tin and copper
Bronze is an alloy of tin and copper. An alloy of 10% tin and 90% copper is Gunmetal. It is bell metal if it contains 20% tin and 80% copper. How many tons of molten bell metal and copper are needed to make 100 tons of Gunmetal?
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