SOLUTION: A silversmith has two alloys, one containing 50% silver and the other 40% silver. How much of each should be melted and combined to obtain 700 grams of an alloy containing 46% silv
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Question 866877: A silversmith has two alloys, one containing 50% silver and the other 40% silver. How much of each should be melted and combined to obtain 700 grams of an alloy containing 46% silver?
40% silver alloy g
50% silver alloy g
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The idea is explained in here:
Mixing two concentrations for known amount of mixture
The same general solution works for all examples of this type.
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