SOLUTION: A chemist has two alloys, one of which is 5% gold and 25% lead and the other which is 40% gold and 30% lead. How many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an allo

Question 1054329: A chemist has two alloys, one of which is 5% gold and 25% lead and the other which is 40% gold and 30% lead. How many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an alloy that contains 49.5 g of gold and 128.5 g of lead?
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