SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 49% copper and another containing 62% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 51 pounds of a third alloy containing 56% co

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Question 1040038: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 49% copper and another containing 62% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 51 pounds of a third alloy containing 56% copper? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.)
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A metallurgist has one alloy containing 49% copper and another containing 62% copper.
How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 51 pounds of a third alloy containing 56% copper?
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